puff

v. exhale; breathe; emit vapor (or smoke, etc.); swell, become bloated

n. exhalation; short quick breath; emission of vapor (or smoke, etc.); fluffy hollow pastry; swelling, bulge

Puff may refer to:A cloud of vapor, as in a puff of smokePuff pastryPuffs, a brand of facial tissuePowder puffPuffer fishBitis, known as puff adder, a genus of African vipersPuff, the Magic Dragon, a fictitious dragon in a famous children's song of the same name Sean Combs, a rapper/producer formerly known as Puff DaddyPuff is also a made-up drug mentioned by Kearney (Simpsons) in the Simpsons episode Future-Dramapicofarad sometimes called a puff, a unit used to measure the capacitancePuff, a recently coined term for comforter bed coverings stuffed with downA euphemism for flatulencePuffery — using a puff (a vague subjective statement) for promotional purposesPuffed grain, e.g.,Cocoa Puffs, a children's cerealRichard Hodson
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Noun
1. a short light gust of air
(synonym) puff of air, whiff
(hypernym) gust, blast, blow
2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
(hypernym) pastry
(hyponym) cream puff, chou
3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
(hypernym) recommendation, testimonial, good word
(derivation) puff up
4. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
(synonym) quilt, comforter
(hypernym) bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding
(hyponym) eiderdown, duvet, continental quilt
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
(synonym) powderpuff
(hypernym) pad
6. thick cushion used as a seat
(synonym) ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock
(hypernym) seat
7. 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"
(synonym) drag, pull
(hypernym) inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
(hyponym) toke
(part-holonym) smoke, smoking
(derivation) drag, draw
8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
(synonym) blow
(hypernym) exhalation, expiration, breathing out
(hyponym) insufflation
(derivation) huff, chuff
Verb
1. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
(synonym) whiff
(hypernym) smoke
(derivation) drag, pull
2. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
(synonym) drag, draw
(hypernym) inhale, inspire, breathe in
(entail) smoke
(derivation) drag, pull
3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
(synonym) pant, gasp, heave
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) blow
4. make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
(hypernym) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
5. praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
(synonym) puff up
(hypernym) praise
6. speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"
(hypernym) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
7. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
(synonym) puff up, blow up, puff out
(hypernym) swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
(derivation) puffer, blowfish, globefish
8. blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
(synonym) huff, chuff
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) blow
Adjective
1. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"
(synonym) puffed
(similar) fancy

n. bop, hit, blow (Slang); nudge, slight push (especially with the elbow); bordel, whorehouse, brothel

interj. bang, boom!

v. chug, move while making a chugging sound

n. pouffe