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addict
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of add?c? (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + d?c? (“say; declare”)
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- enPR: ??.d?kt, IPA(key): /?æ.d?kt/
- (verb)
- enPR: ?-d?kt?, IPA(key): /??.d?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- enPR: ?-d?kt?, IPA(key): /??.d?kt/
Noun
addict (plural addicts)
- A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
- He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
- An adherent or fan (of something)
Synonyms
- (person who is addicted): junkie (one addicted to a drug), slave
- (adherent or fan): adherent, aficionado, devotee, enthusiast, fan, habitue
- See also Thesaurus:addict
Derived terms
- cyberaddict
- drug addict
- sex addict
Related terms
- addiction
- addictive
- dictate
Translations
Verb
addict (third-person singular simple present addicts, present participle addicting, simple past and past participle addicted)
- (transitive, Ancient Rome) To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision. [from 16th c.]
- (reflexive, now rare, archaic) To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. [from 16th c.]
- 1644, John Evelyn, Diary, 25 October:
- They addict themselves to the civil law.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
- Having resided some time in this place, we returned to the other country-house which we had left, where lord B— addicted himself so much to hunting, and other male diversions, that I began to think he neglected me […] .
- 1644, John Evelyn, Diary, 25 October:
- (transitive, obsolete) To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something. [16th–18th c.]
- (reflexive, obsolete) To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc. [16th–19th c.]
- (transitive, now rare, archaic) To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. [from 16th c.]
- January 19, 1754, Samuel Johnson, The Adventurer No. 126
- That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.
- January 19, 1754, Samuel Johnson, The Adventurer No. 126
- (transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]
- 1662 (published), Thomas Fuller, Worthies of England
- His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity.
- 1662 (published), Thomas Fuller, Worthies of England
Synonyms
- (cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug): get (someone) hooked
- (devote): consecrate, dedicate, devote
- (adapt): adapt, fit
Derived terms
- addicting
- addictive
Translations
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: adik
- ? Tagalog: adik
Anagrams
- didact
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin addictus or perhaps English addict.
Noun
addict m (plural addicts, feminine addicte)
- addict
Related terms
- addiction
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??dik(t)/
Noun
addict (plural addicts)
- an addict
Verb
addict (third-person singular present addicts, present participle addictin, past addictit, past participle addictit)
- to addict
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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buff
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
Etymology 1
From buffe (“leather”), from Middle French buffle (“buffalo”).
Noun
buff (countable and uncountable, plural buffs)
- Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- c. 1589, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act IV, Scene 2,[1]
- […] he’s in a a suit of buff […]
- c. 1589, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act IV, Scene 2,[1]
- A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
- A brownish yellow colour.
- 1693, John Dryden (translator), The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis Translated into English Verse, London: Jacob Tonson, Satire 10, lines 307-308, p. 203,[2]
- […] a Visage rough,
- Deform’d, Unfeatur’d, and a Skin of Buff.
- 1929, Dashiell Hammett, Red Harvest, Chapter 24,[3]
- His face changed from tan to buff.
- 1693, John Dryden (translator), The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis Translated into English Verse, London: Jacob Tonson, Satire 10, lines 307-308, p. 203,[2]
- A military coat made of buff leather.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act IV, scene ii]:
- A diuell in an euerla?ting garment hath him ; / On who?e hard heart is button’d vp with ?teele : / A Feind, a Fairie, pittile??e and ruffe : / A Wolfe, nay wor?e, a fellow all in buffe […]
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act IV, scene ii]:
- (informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.
- He’s a real history buff. He knows everything there is to know about the civil war.
- (video games, role-playing games) An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
- I just picked up an epic damage buff! Let's go gank the other team!
- (rail transport) Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
- (colloquial) The bare skin.
- to strip to the buff
- 1857, Thomas Wright, Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, London: Henry G. Bohn, p. 265,[4]
- To be in buff, is equivalent to being naked.
- The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.
- A substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.
- 2014, “Aldergrove’s 856 gang busted, $400,000 in drugs seized,” CBC News, 30 July, 2014,[5]
- Police say this 20 ton hydraulic jack was used to press mixtures of cocaine and “buff” into brick.
- 2014, “Aldergrove’s 856 gang busted, $400,000 in drugs seized,” CBC News, 30 July, 2014,[5]
Derived terms
- in the buff
- buffery
- buffhood
- buffism
Synonyms
- (an enthusiast about a particular subject): aficionado
- (video games): revamp
Antonyms
- (video games): debuff, nerf
Translations
Adjective
buff (comparative buffer or more buff, superlative buffest or most buff)
- Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
- (bodybuilding) Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)
- The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl.
- 1994, Blurred Boundaries: Questions of Meaning in Contemporary Culture, page 155:
- The appearance of logic often derives from faulty syllogisms such as Sgt. Koon's conclusion that King was an ex-con because he was "buffed out" (heavily muscled). The thinking is: "ex-cons are often buffed out; this man is buffed out; therefore, this man is an ex-con."
- (slang) Physically attractive.
Derived terms
- buff-tip moth
- buffly
- buffster
Translations
Verb
buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)
- To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
- (video games, role-playing games) To make a character or an item stronger.
- (medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
Derived terms
- buff out
- buff up
- buff wheel
Synonyms
- (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, polish, furbish, burnish
Antonyms
- (video games): debuff, nerf
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Colors
Etymology 2
Old French bufer (“to cuff, buffet”). See buffet (“a blow”).
Verb
buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)
- To strike.
Noun
buff (plural buffs)
- (obsolete) A buffet; a blow.
Derived terms
- blind man's buff
Etymology 3
Clipping of buffalo.
Noun
buff (countable and uncountable, plural buffs)
- (informal) A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.
- 2006, Bradley Mayhew, Joe Bindloss, Stan Armington, Nepal
- […] diced buff (buffalo) meat, usually heavily spiced […]
- 2006, Bradley Mayhew, Joe Bindloss, Stan Armington, Nepal
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