Noun
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

Noun
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"

Noun
thick cushion used as a seat

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

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

Noun
exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

Noun
a light inflated pastry or puff shell

Noun
a short light gust of air

Verb
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

Verb
blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

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

Verb
speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"

Verb
praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"

Verb
smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

Verb
suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

Verb
make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

Adjective S.
gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

---

n.
A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

n.
Anything light and filled with air.

n.
A puffball.

n.
a kind of light pastry.

n.
A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.

n.
An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.

n.
To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.

n.
To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.

n.
To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.

n.
To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.

n.
To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.

v. t.
To drive with a puff, or with puffs.

v. t.
To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.

v. t.
To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.

v. t.
To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; -- often with up.

v. t.
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.

a.
Puffed up; vain.

---

Puff

Puff , n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. " To every puff of wind a slave." Flatman. 2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically: (a) A puffball. (b) kind of light pastry. (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder. 3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal. Puff adder. (Zo'94l.) (a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have the power of greatly distending their bodies when irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera, ∨ Clotho, arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. cornuta) has a plumelike appendage over each eye. (b) A North American harmless snake (Heterodon platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead, spreading adder, and blowing adder. Puff bird (Zo'94l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or family Bucconid'91. They are small birds, usually with dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail feathers. See Barbet (b).

Puff

Puff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puffed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Puffing.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff, D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff, Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See Puff, n.] 1. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs. 2. To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.

It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation.

3. To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.

The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing, from the chase.

4. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated. Boyle. 5. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.

Then came brave Glory puffing by.

Puff

Puff, v. t. 1. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.

The clearing north will puff the clouds away.

2. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.

I puff the prostitute away.

3. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as a bladder puffed with air.

The sea puffed up with winds.

4. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; -- often with up.

Puffed up with military success.

5. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly. " Puffed with wonderful skill." Macaulay.

Puff

Puff, a. Puffed up; vain. [R.] Fanshawe.

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.

To drive with a puff, or with puffs.

Puffed up; vain.