puff

noun

  1. 1

    forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

    he gave his nose a loud blow

    he blew out all the candles with a single puff

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    thick cushion used as a seat

  4. 4

    a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

  5. 5

    bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

  6. 6

    exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

  7. 7

    a light inflated pastry or puff shell

  8. 8

    a short light gust of air

verb

  1. 1

    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

    The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

  2. 2

    blow hard and loudly

    he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain

  3. 3

    to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"

    puffed out chests

  4. 4

    speak in a blustering or scornful manner

    A puffing kind of man

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