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Noun

a short light gust of air

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a light inflated pastry or puff shell

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exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

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bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

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a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin

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thick cushion used as a seat

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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"

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forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

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smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

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suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

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breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

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make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"

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praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"

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speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"

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to swell or cause to enlarge; "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"

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blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"

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gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

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