puff (n.)

  1. a short light gust of air

    [ Syn: puff of air , whiff ]

  2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell

  3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

  4. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

    [ Syn: quilt , comforter , comfort ]

  5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

    [ Syn: powderpuff ]

  6. thick cushion used as a seat

    [ Syn: ottoman , pouf , pouffe , hassock ]

  7. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); he took a puff on his pipe; he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly

    [ Syn: drag , pull ]

  8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; he gave his nose a loud blow; he blew out all the candles with a single puff

    [ Syn: blow ]

    puff (adj.)

  1. gathered for protruding fullness; puff sleeves

    [ Syn: puffed ]

    puff (v.)

  1. smoke and exhale strongly; puff a cigar; whiff a pipe

    [ Syn: whiff ]

  2. suck in or take (air); draw a deep breath; draw on a cigarette

    [ Syn: drag , draw ]

  3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

    [ Syn: pant , gasp , heave ]

  4. make proud or conceited; The sudden fame puffed her ego'

  5. praise extravagantly; The critics puffed up this Broadway production

    [ Syn: puff up ]

  6. speak in a blustering or scornful manner; A puffing kind of man'

  7. to swell or cause to enlarge, Her faced puffed up from the drugs; puffed out chests

    [ Syn: puff up , blow up , puff out ]

  8. blow hard and loudly; he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain

    [ Syn: huff , chuff ]

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