1. A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves.
2. Stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; SYN. counter, sideboard.

1. To strike against forcefully; SYN. knock about, batter.
2. To strike, beat repeatedly; SYN. buff.

Served informally (as from a buffet)

(1928-) French figurative painter. He created distinctive, thin, spiky forms with bold, dark outlines. He was a precocious talent in the late 1940s.