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Puff
pʌf
- a short, explosive burst of breath or wind
"a puff of wind swung the weathercock round"
- the sound of air or vapour escaping suddenly
"the whistle and puff of steam"
- a small quantity of vapour or smoke, emitted in one blast
"the fire breathed out a puff of blue smoke"
- an act of drawing quickly on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar
"he took a puff of his cigar"
- breath
"after a chase of over three miles he had finally run out of puff"
- a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling
"a jam puff"
- a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one
"the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff"
favourable mention piece of publicity favourable review advertisement promotion recommendation commendation mention good word commercial- an advertisement, especially one exaggerating the value of the goods advertised
"the distinction between a trader's puff and a statement having legal significance is a fine one"
- a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment
- a rolled protuberant mass of hair
"her hair was drawn up into a series of padded puffs and curves"
- an eiderdown
"the snowy beds were piled with plump pillows and puffs"
- a powder puff
"she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff"
- breathe in repeated short gasps
"exercises that make you puff"
- move with short, noisy breaths or bursts of air or steam
"the train came puffing in"
- smoke a pipe, cigarette, or cigar
"he puffed on his pipe contentedly"
- blow (dust, smoke, or a light object) with a quick breath or blast of air
"he puffed out smoke through his long cigarette holder"
- move through the air in short bursts
"his breath puffed out like white smoke"
- swell or become swollen
"he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out"
bulge swell (out) stick out distend belly (out) balloon (up/out) expand inflate enlarge distend stick out cause to swell cause to bulge belly (out) balloon (up/out) expand dilate inflate blow up pump up enlarge bloat- be conceited
"he was never puffed up about his writing"
- advertise with exaggerated or false praise
"publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries"