Definition of 'puff'

Noun

1. a short light gust of air
      Synonyms: 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
      Synonyms: quilt comforter
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
      Synonyms: powderpuff
6. thick cushion used as a seat
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: blow

Verb

1. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
      Synonyms: whiff
2. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
      Synonyms: drag draw
3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
      Synonyms: pant gasp heave
4. make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
5. praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
      Synonyms: 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"
      Synonyms: puff up blow up puff out
8. blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
      Synonyms: huff chuff

Adjective

1. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
      Synonyms: puffed

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