Read the dictionary definition of puff. All definitions for this word.
1. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
1. he gave his nose a loud blow
2. he blew out all the candles with a single puff
2. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
1. he took a puff on his pipe
2. he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
3. thick cushion used as a seat
4. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
5. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
6. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
7. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
8. a short light gust of air
9. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
1. The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
10. blow hard and loudly
1. he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain
11. to swell or cause to enlarge
1. Her faced puffed up from the drugs
2. puffed out chests
12. speak in a blustering or scornful manner
1. A puffing kind of man
13. praise extravagantly
1. The critics puffed up this Broadway production
14. smoke and exhale strongly
1. puff a cigar
2. whiff a pipe
15. suck in or take (air)
1. draw a deep breath
2. draw on a cigarette
16. make proud or conceited
1. The sudden fame puffed her ego
17. gathered for protruding fullness
1. puff sleeves
