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| 1. | [ verb ] smoke and exhale strongly | |
| Synonyms: | whiff | |
| Examples: | "puff a cigar" "whiff a pipe" |
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| Related terms: | smoke | |
| 2. | [ verb ] suck in or take, as of air | |
| Synonyms: | draw drag | |
| Examples: | "draw a deep breath" draw on a cigarette" |
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| Related terms: | inhale smoke | |
| 3. | [ verb ] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | |
| Synonyms: | gasp pant heave | |
| Examples: | "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" |
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| Related terms: | blow gasp panting huffing | |
| 4. | [ noun ] bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together | |
| Synonyms: | quilt comforter | |
| Related terms: | bedclothes eiderdown patchwork comfort | |
| 5. | [ noun ] exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) | |
| Related terms: | recommendation | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | |
| Synonyms: | pull drag | |
| Examples: | "he took a puff on his pipe" "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" |
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| Related terms: | inhalation toke smoke | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] gathered for protruding fullness | |
| Synonyms: | puffed | |
| Examples: | "puff sleeves" |
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| Related terms: | fancy | |
| 8. | [ verb ] blow hard and loudly | |
| Synonyms: | chuff huff | |
| Examples: | "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" |
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| Related terms: | blow huffing | |
| 9. | [ verb ] to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" | |
| Synonyms: | puff_up puff_out blow_up | |
| Related terms: | swell puffer | |
| 10. | [ verb ] speak in a blustering or scornful manner | |
| Examples: | "A puffing kind of man" |
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| Related terms: | boast | |
| 11. | [ verb ] praise extravagantly | |
| Synonyms: | puff_up | |
| Examples: | "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" |
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| Related terms: | praise | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) a light inflated pastry or puff shell | |
| Related terms: | pastry cream_puff | |
| 13. | [ verb ] make proud or conceited | |
| Examples: | "The sudden fame puffed her ego" |
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| Related terms: | elate | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a short light gust of air | |
| Synonyms: | whiff puff_of_air | |
| Related terms: | gust whiff | |
| 15. | [ noun ] a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin | |
| Synonyms: | powderpuff | |
| Related terms: | pad | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (housing) thick cushion used as a seat | |
| Synonyms: | pouf pouffe hassock ottoman | |
| Related terms: | seat | |
| 17. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19483 | |
| 18. | [ noun ] forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth | |
| Synonyms: | blow | |
| Examples: | "he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
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| Related terms: | exhalation insufflation blow blow blow | |
| Similar spelling: |
puffy pup pub pupa |
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