Puff
[n] forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
[n] 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"
[n] a fluffy pad for applying powder to the skin
[n] bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
[n] exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
[n] a light inflated pastry or puff shell
[n] a short light gust of air
[adj] gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
[v] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
[v] blow hard and loudly
[v] to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
[v] speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"
[v] praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
[v] smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
[v] suck in or take, as of air; "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
[v] make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
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Synonyms
blow, blow up, chuff, comforter, drag, drag, draw, fancy, gasp, heave, huff, pant, powderpuff, puff of air, puff out, puff up, puff up, puffed, pull, quilt, whiff, whiff