puff

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

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