puff up meaning and definition

PUFF UP verb

Definition of puff up (verb)

1. make larger or distend
   • "The estimates were puffed up"
2. to swell or cause to enlarge
   • "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"
   • synonyms: blow up, puff, puff out
3. become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
   • "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
   • synonyms: swell
4. praise extravagantly
   • "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
   • synonyms: puff