buffalo

/'bʌfəlou/
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buffalo

A large buffalo grazes peacefully on the grassy plains.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A large, wild animal of the cattle family: This refers to several species of large bovines. The term can specifically denote the African Cape buffalo, the Asian water buffalo, or the North American bison (colloquially called buffalo).
    • The meat from a North American bison: The flesh of this animal, used as food.
    • A city in the United States: A city located in western New York State, on Lake Erie.

  2. Verb:

    • To intimidate, confuse, or overawe someone: To make someone feel nervous, confused, or frightened, often through pressure or impressive power.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Animal):
    • We saw a herd of buffalo grazing on the plains.
    • The water buffalo is an important working animal in many parts of Asia.
  • Noun (Meat):
    • The restaurant serves a delicious buffalo burger.
  • Noun (City):
    • Buffalo is known for its heavy snowfall in winter.
  • Verb:
    • The speaker's aggressive questioning was meant to buffalo the witness.
    • Don't let his fancy title buffalo you; state your case clearly.
Advanced Usage
  • "To buffalo someone into (doing) something": To intimidate or pressure someone into doing something.
    • They tried to buffalo him into signing the contract without reading it.
Variants and Related Words
  • Buffaloes (n): Standard plural form of the noun "buffalo."
  • Buffaloed (v): Past tense and past participle of the verb "to buffalo."
  • Buffalofish (n): A type of North American freshwater fish, named for its perceived resemblance.
  • Bison (n): The more precise zoological term for the North American animal often called a buffalo.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Animal): Bison, ox.
  • Verb: Intimidate, overawe, bully, browbeat, daunt.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
  • Buffalo through: To proceed in a forceful, overwhelming, or confusing manner (less common).
    • He just buffaloed through all the objections and did it his way.
Related Idioms
  • "To separate the buffalo from the cattle": A rare, non-standard idiom implying the need to distinguish between two similar things (modeled on "separate the wheat from the chaff").
  • "Like a buffalo in a china shop": A humorous variation of "like a bull in a china shop," describing a person who is clumsy or acts without subtlety in a delicate situation.
buffalo

A large buffalo grazes peacefully on the grassy plains.

Noun
  1. any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
  2. meat from an American bison
  3. a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
  4. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
Verb
  1. intimidate or overawe

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