The difference between Buff and Polish

When used as nouns, buff means undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals, whereas polish means a substance used to polish.

When used as verbs, buff means to polish and make shiny by rubbing, whereas polish means to shine.

Buff is also adjective with the meaning: of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.

check bellow for the other definitions of Buff and Polish

  1. Buff as a noun:

    Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.

  2. Buff as a noun:

    A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.

  3. Buff as a noun:

    A brownish yellow colour.

    Examples:

    "color paneF0DC82"

  4. Buff as a noun:

    A military coat made of buff leather.

  5. Buff as a noun (informal):

    A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.

    Examples:

    "He’s a real history buff. He knows everything there is to know about the [[civil war]]."

  6. Buff as a noun (video games, RPG):

    An effect that makes a character or item stronger.

    Examples:

    "I just picked up an epic damage buff! Let's go gank the other team!"

  7. Buff as a noun (rail transport):

    Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.

  8. Buff as a noun:

    The bare skin.

    Examples:

    "to strip to the buff"

  9. Buff as a noun:

    The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.

  10. Buff as a noun:

    A substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.

  1. Buff as an adjective:

    Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.

  2. Buff as an adjective (bodybuilding):

    Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)

    Examples:

    "The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl."

  3. Buff as an adjective (slang):

    Physically attractive.

  1. Buff as a verb:

    To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

    Examples:

    "He was already buffing the car's hubs."

  2. Buff as a verb (video games, RPG):

    To make a character or an item stronger.

    Examples:

    "The enchanter buffed the paladin to prepare him to fight the dragon."

    "I noticed that the pistols were buffed in the update."

  3. Buff as a verb (medical slang):

    To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.

  1. Buff as a verb:

    To strike.

  1. Buff as a noun (obsolete):

    A buffet; a blow.

  1. Buff as a noun (informal):

    A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.

  1. Polish as a noun:

    A substance used to polish.

    Examples:

    "A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."

  2. Polish as a noun:

    Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

    Examples:

    "The floor was waxed to a high polish."

  3. Polish as a noun:

    Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

    Examples:

    "The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk."

  1. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

    Examples:

    "He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."

  2. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To refine; remove imperfections from.

    Examples:

    "The band has polished its performance since the last concert."

  3. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To apply shoe polish to shoes.

  4. Polish as a verb (intransitive):

    To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

    Examples:

    "Steel polishes well."

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  5. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

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