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Definition of Puff
1. Verb. Smoke and exhale strongly. "Whiff a pipe"
2. Noun. A short light gust of air.
Generic synonyms: Blast, Blow, Gust
Derivative terms: Puffy, Whiff, Whiff
3. Adjective. Gathered for protruding fullness. "Puff sleeves"
4. Verb. Suck in or take (air). "Draw on a cigarette"
Generic synonyms: Breathe In, Inhale, Inspire
Entails: Smoke
Derivative terms: Drag
5. Noun. A light inflated pastry or puff shell.
6. Verb. Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Gasp, Heaving, Pant, Panting, Puffing
7. Noun. Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes).
8. Verb. Make proud or conceited. "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
9. Noun. Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together.
Generic synonyms: Bed Clothing, Bedclothes, Bedding
Specialized synonyms: Continental Quilt, Duvet, Eiderdown, Patchwork, Patchwork Quilt
Derivative terms: Comfort, Comfort, Quilt, Quilt
10. Verb. Praise extravagantly. "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
11. Noun. A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin.
12. Verb. Speak in a blustering or scornful manner. "A puffing kind of man"
13. Noun. Thick cushion used as a seat.
14. Verb. To swell or cause to enlarge,. "Did his feet puff?"; "Puffed out chests"
Generic synonyms: Intumesce, Swell, Swell Up, Tumefy, Tumesce
Derivative terms: Puffer
15. Noun. A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke). "He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Group relationships: Smoke, Smoking
Generic synonyms: Aspiration, Breathing In, Inhalation, Inspiration, Intake
Specialized synonyms: Toke
Derivative terms: Drag
16. Noun. Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth. "He blew out all the candles with a single puff"
Generic synonyms: Breathing Out, Exhalation, Expiration
Specialized synonyms: Insufflation
Derivative terms: Blow, Blow, Blow, Blow, Blow
17. Verb. Blow hard and loudly. "He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
Definition of Puff
1. n. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
2. v. i. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
3. v. t. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
4. a. Puffed up; vain.
Definition of Puff
1. Noun. A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. ¹
2. Noun. The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself. ¹
3. Noun. A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air. ¹
4. Noun. (context: informal countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe. ¹
5. Noun. A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality. ¹
6. Noun. (context: uncountable slang) The drug cannabis. ¹
7. Noun. A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc. ¹
8. Noun. (context: derogatory slang British particularly northern UK) a homosexual; a poof ¹
9. Noun. (slang dated) life ¹
10. Verb. (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs. ¹
11. Verb. (intransitive) To pant. ¹
12. Verb. (transitive archaic) To advertise ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Puff
1. to blow in short gusts [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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