·adj Puffed up; vain.
II. Puff ·noun a kind of light pastry.
III. Puff ·noun Anything light and filled with air.
IV. Puff ·noun A Puffball.
V. Puff ·vt To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
VI. Puff ·noun To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
VII. Puff ·noun To blow, as an expression of scorn;
— with at.
VIII. Puff ·vt To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
IX. Puff ·noun To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
X. Puff ·noun A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.
XI. Puff ·noun To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion.
XII. Puff ·vt To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like;
— often with up.
XIII. Puff ·noun An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal.
XIV. Puff ·noun To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
XV. Puff ·noun A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
XVI. Puff ·vt To praise with exaggeration; to Flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
XVII. Puff ·vt To cause to swell or dilate; to Inflate; to ruffle with puffs;
— often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.