puff meaning and definition

PUFF noun

Definition of puff (noun)

1. a short light gust of air
   • synonyms: puff of air, whiff
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
   • synonyms: comfort, comforter, quilt
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
   • synonyms: powderpuff
6. thick cushion used as a seat
   • synonyms: hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe
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"
   • synonyms: drag, pull
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"
   • synonyms: blow

PUFF verb

Definition of puff (verb)

1. smoke and exhale strongly
   • "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
   • synonyms: whiff
2. suck in or take (air)
   • "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
   • synonyms: drag, draw
3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   • "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
   • synonyms: gasp, heave, pant
4. make proud or conceited
   • "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
5. praise extravagantly
   • "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
   • synonyms: puff up
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"; "puffed out chests"
   • synonyms: blow up, puff out, puff up
8. blow hard and loudly
   • "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
   • synonyms: chuff, huff

PUFF adjective

Definition of puff (adjective)

1. gathered for protruding fullness
   • "puff sleeves"
   • synonyms: puffed