Puff | Mean of puff in English Dictionary
/ˈpʌf/
- Verb
- to breathe smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc., in and out of the lungs
- She sat on the porch puffing on a cigarette.
- The men spent the evening puffing (away) at cigars.
- He puffed [=smoked] a pipe.
- to produce or send out small clouds of smoke or steam
- He puffed [=blew] smoke into my face.
- The chimney puffed white smoke into the sky.
- Steam puffed (out) from the pot.
- to move in a particular direction while producing clouds of steam or smoke
- We watched the train puff away on its journey west.
- to breathe loudly especially because of hard physical activity
- He was puffing and panting from running.
- to move or do something while breathing loudly
- The bikers puffed up the hill.
- to become larger and rounder than normal
- Her face puffed up [=swelled] from an allergic reaction to the almonds.
- The cake puffed up as it baked in the oven.
- to make (something) larger and rounder than normal
- He puffed his chest and swaggered into the room.
- The frog puffed itself up.
- He puffed up his chest and swaggered into the room.
- to make (something) larger and rounder by filling it with air
- She puffed out her cheeks, made a wish, and blew out the candles on her cake.
- A gust of wind puffed out the boat's sails.
- Noun
- an act of breathing something (such as smoke or medicine) into your lungs
- He let me have a puff off his pipe.
- She took two puffs on her inhaler before going for a run.
- a movement of gas, smoke, or air that can be seen or felt
- She blew out the candles in a single puff. [=an outward breath of air]
- The magician disappeared in a puff of smoke.
- We saw puffs of smoke billowing from the chimney.
- A sudden puff of cold air hit the back of my neck.
- a light, round pastry that contains a sweet filling
- puffs filled with cream cheese and apricot jam
- speech or writing that praises someone or something too much
- The story was just a lot of public relations puff.
- The story was just a PR puff. [=(chiefly US) puff piece]
