puff

Sense 1 noun

a short light gust of air

Sense 2 verb

smoke and exhale strongly

puff a cigar

Sense 3 adjective

gathered for protruding fullness

puff sleeves

Sense 4 noun

a light inflated pastry or puff shell

Sense 5 verb

suck in or take (air)

draw a deep breath

Sense 6 noun

exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)

Sense 7 verb

breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

Sense 8 noun

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

Sense 9 verb

make proud or conceited

The sudden fame puffed her ego

Sense 10 noun

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

Sense 11 verb

praise extravagantly

The critics puffed up this Broadway production

Sense 12 noun

thick cushion used as a seat

Sense 13 verb

speak in a blustering or scornful manner

A puffing kind of man

Sense 14 noun

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

he took a puff on his pipe

Sense 15 verb

to swell or cause to enlarge,

Her faced puffed up from the drugs

Sense 16 noun

forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth

he gave his nose a loud blow

Sense 17 verb

blow hard and loudly

he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain