Noun
1. a short light gust of air
2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
4. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
6. thick cushion used as a 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"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"Verb
1. smoke and exhale strongly;
"puff a cigar""whiff a pipe"2. suck in or take (air);
"draw a deep breath""draw on a cigarette"3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;
"The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"4. make proud or conceited;
"The sudden fame puffed her ego"5. praise extravagantly;
"The critics puffed up this Broadway production"6. speak in a blustering or scornful manner;
"A puffing kind of man"7. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
8. blow hard and loudly;
"he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"