puff (
http://definr.com/puff)
adj : gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves" [syn:
puffed]
n 1: a short light gust of air [syn:
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 [syn:
quilt,
comforter]
5: a fluffy pad for applying powder to the skin [syn:
powderpuff]
6: 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" [syn:
drag,
pull]
7: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his
nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a
single puff" [syn:
blow]
v 1: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
[syn:
whiff]
2: suck in or take, as of air; "draw a deep breath"; draw on a
cigarette" [syn:
drag,
draw]
3: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners
reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn:
pant,
gasp,
heave]
4: make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
5: praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway
production" [syn:
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" [syn:
puff up,
blow up,
puff out]
8: blow hard and loudly [syn:
huff,
chuff]