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buf·fa·lo
 buffalo
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- pronunciation:
- buh
f
lo
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
buffalo, buffaloes, buffalos |
| definition 1: |
any of various large mammals with long legs, hooves, and horns native to Africa and Asia.
A water buffalo pulled the plow through the rice field.
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| definition 2: |
colloquially, a bison of North America.
Buffaloes used to roam the Great Plains in large numbers. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
buffalos, buffaloing, buffaloed |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to bewilder or confuse.
The physics problem buffaloed us for a long time.- similar words:
- baffle, bewilder
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| definition 2: |
to intimidate or coerce, as by a show of force.
He refused to go at first, but he was buffaloed into it by the gang.- similar words:
- bulldoze
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| related words: |
bully, confound, confuse, perplex, puzzle, stick, vex |
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