PUFF — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
puff
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth.
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- He gave his nose a loud blow.
- He blew out all the candles with a single puff.
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke).
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- He took a puff on his pipe.
- He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly.
Thick cushion used as a seat.
A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin.
Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together.
Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes).
A light inflated pastry or puff shell.
A short light gust of air.
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.
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- The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily.
Blow hard and loudly.
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- He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain.
To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs".
Speak in a blustering or scornful manner.
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- A puffing kind of man.
Praise extravagantly.
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- The critics puffed up this Broadway production.
Smoke and exhale strongly.
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- Puff a cigar.
- Whiff a pipe.
Suck in or take (air).
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- Draw a deep breath.
- Draw on a cigarette.
Make proud or conceited.
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- The sudden fame puffed her ego.
Gathered for protruding fullness.
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- Puff sleeves.
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