Thesaurus: puff

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1. n. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
2. n. Anything light and filled with air.
3. n. A puffball.
4. n. a kind of light pastry.
5. n. A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
6. n. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
7. n. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
8. n. To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.
9. n. To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.
10. n. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
11. n. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
12. v. t. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
13. v. t. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
14. v. t. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
15. v. t. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; -- often with up.
16. v. t. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
17. a. Puffed up; vain.