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Puff

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Definitions for Puff

noun
a short light gust of air
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puff of air whiff
noun
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
noun
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
noun
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
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noun
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers
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  1. for applying powder to the skin
noun
thick cushion used as a seat
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noun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
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  1. he took a puff on his pipe
  2. he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
noun
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
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  1. he gave his nose a loud blow
  2. he blew out all the candles with a single puff
verb
smoke and exhale strongly
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  1. puff a cigar
  2. whiff a pipe
verb
suck in or take (air)
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  1. draw a deep breath
  2. draw on a cigarette
verb
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
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  1. The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
verb
make proud or conceited
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  1. The sudden fame puffed her ego
verb
praise extravagantly
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puff up
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  1. The critics puffed up this Broadway production
verb
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
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  1. A puffing kind of man
verb
to swell or cause to enlarge
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puff up blow up puff out
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  1. Her faced puffed up from the drugs
  2. puffed out chests
verb
blow hard and loudly
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  1. he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain
adjective
gathered for protruding fullness
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  1. puff sleeves

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