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Definition of Puff
1. Noun. A short light gust of air.
Generic synonyms: Blast, Blow, Gust
Derivative terms: Puffy, Whiff, Whiff
2. Verb. Smoke and exhale strongly. "Whiff a pipe"
3. Adjective. Gathered for protruding fullness. "Puff sleeves"
4. Noun. A light inflated pastry or puff shell.
5. Verb. Suck in or take (air). "Draw on a cigarette"
Generic synonyms: Breathe In, Inhale, Inspire
Entails: Smoke
Derivative terms: Drag
6. Noun. Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes).
7. 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
8. 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
9. Verb. Make proud or conceited. "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
10. Noun. A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin.
11. Verb. Praise extravagantly. "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
12. Noun. Thick cushion used as a seat.
13. Verb. Speak in a blustering or scornful manner. "A puffing kind of man"
14. 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
15. 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
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]