Definition of puff

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puff - 18 definitions

- noun
1. puff -- a short light gust of air
synonyms: puff of air, whiff
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. puff -- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. puff -- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. quilt -- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
synonyms: quilt, comforter, comfort
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. powderpuff -- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
synonyms: powderpuff
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. ottoman -- thick cushion used as a seat
synonyms: ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. puff -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. blow -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
9. puff -- smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
synonyms: whiff
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. puff -- suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
synonyms: drag, draw
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. pant -- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
synonyms: pant, gasp, heave
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. puff -- make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. puff -- praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
synonyms: puff up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. puff -- speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
15. puff -- to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"
synonyms: puff up, blow up, puff out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
16. puff -- blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
synonyms: huff, chuff
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
17. puff, puffs -- to blow in short gusts
synonyms: puffs, puffed, puffing, pluff
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
18. puff -- gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
synonyms: puffed
Source:WordNet 3.0
 

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