Buffalo Definition–noun | 4. | a shuffling tap-dance step. | –verb (used with object) Informal. | 5. | to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem. | | 6. | to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him. | |
From Dictionary Dating Definition–noun | 1. | a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. | | 2. | the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th? | | 3. | an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.: a letter bearing the date January 16. | | 4. | the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general: at a late date. | |
| 5. | the time during which anything lasts; duration: The pity is that childhood has so short a date. | | 6. | an appointment for a particular time: They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock. | | 7. | a social appointment, engagement, or occasion arranged beforehand with another person: to go out on a date on Saturday night. | | 8. | a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement: Can I bring a date to the party? | | 9. | an engagement for an entertainer to perform. | | 10. | dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person: Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321. | –verb (used without object) | 11. | to have or bear a date: The letter dates from 1873. | | 12. | to belong to a particular period; have its origin: That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830. | | 13. | to reckon from some point in time: The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts. | | 14. | to go out socially on dates: She dated a lot during high school. | –verb (used with object) | 15. | to mark or furnish with a date: Please date the check as of today. | | 16. | to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of; assign a period or point in time to: The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period. | | 17. | to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned. | | 18. | to make a date with; go out on dates with: He's been dating his best friend's sister. | —Idioms | 19. | to date, up to the present time; until now: This is his best book to date. | | 20. | up to date, in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information; modern: Bring us up to date on the news. | |
