Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffer up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
buffer- up
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To move (a rail vehicle) so that its buffers are touching the buffers of another rail vehicle.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

buffers up (present, singular) buffering up (participle, present) buffered up (participle, past) buffered up (past)

Questions

What does buffer up mean?
To move (a rail vehicle) so that its buffers are touching the buffers of another rail vehicle.

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