 puff_up |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make larger or distend | |
| Examples: | "The estimates were puffed up" |
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| Related terms: | inflate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" | |
| Synonyms: | puff_out blow_up puff | |
| Related terms: | swell puffer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger | |
| Synonyms: | swell | |
| Examples: | "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" |
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| Related terms: | act | |
| 4. | [ verb ] praise extravagantly | |
| Synonyms: | puff | |
| Examples: | "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" |
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| Related terms: | praise puff | |
