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22 Definitions of: puff

1. noun, a short quick draught, gust, or emission, as of wind, smoke, air, etc, esp a forceful one
2. noun, the amount of wind, smoke, etc, released in a puff
3. noun, the sound made by or associated with a puff
4. noun, an instance of inhaling and expelling the breath as in smoking
5. noun, a swelling
6. noun, a light aerated pastry usually filled with cream, jam, etc
7. noun, a powder puff
8. noun, exaggerated praise, as of a book, product, etc, esp through an advertisement
9. noun, a piece of clothing fabric gathered up so as to bulge in the centre while being held together at the edges
10. noun, a loose piece of hair wound into a cylindrical roll, usually over a pad, and pinned in place in a coiffure
11. noun, a less common word for quilt
12. noun, one's breath (esp in the phrase out of puff)
13. noun, derogatory slang a male homosexual
14. noun, a dialect word for puffball
15. verb, to blow or breathe or cause to blow or breathe in short quick draughts or blasts
16. verb, to cause to be out of breath
17. verb, to take puffs or draws at (a cigarette, cigar, or pipe)
18. verb, to move with or by the emission of puffs
19. verb, to swell, as with air, pride, etc
20. verb, to praise with exaggerated empty words, often in advertising
21. verb, to apply (cosmetic powder) from a powder puff to (the face)
22. verb, to increase the price of (a lot in an auction) artificially by having an accomplice make false bids
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Synonyms:	draw, drag, pull (slang), moke, blast, breath, flurry, whiff, draught, gust	And more...

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