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puff
verb(puff)
suck in or take (air)
Synonyms: drag, draw,
puff
verb(puff)
blow hard and loudly
Synonyms: chuff, huff,
Examples:
He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain.
puff
noun(puff)
a short light gust of air
Synonyms: puff of air, whiff,
puff
verb(puff)
to swell or cause to enlarge
Synonyms: blow up, puff out, puff up,
Examples:
Her faced puffed up from the drugs.
Puffed out chests.
puff
noun(puff)
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Synonyms: drag, pull,
Examples:
He took a puff on his pipe.
puff
noun(puff)
a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
Synonyms: powderpuff,
puff
noun(puff)
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt,
puff
verb(puff)
smoke and exhale strongly
Synonyms: whiff,
Examples:
Puff a cigar.
puff
adjective(puff)
gathered for protruding fullness
Synonyms: puffed,
Examples:
Puff sleeves.
puff
noun(puff)
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
Synonyms: blow,
Examples:
He blew out all the candles with a single puff.
puff
verb(puff)
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Synonyms: gasp, heave, pant,
puff
verb(puff)
praise extravagantly
Synonyms: puff up,
Examples:
The critics puffed up this Broadway production.
puff
noun(puff)
thick cushion used as a seat
Synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe,
puff
noun(puff)
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
puff
noun(puff)
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
puff
verb(puff)
make proud or conceited
Examples:
The sudden fame puffed her ego.
puff
verb(puff)
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
Examples:
A puffing kind of man.

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