- puff out/up or puff something out/up
- become swollen or cause something to swell.→ puff
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
puff out/up or puff something out/up
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puff something out/up — DISTEND, expand, dilate, inflate, blow up, pump up, enlarge, bloat. → puff … Useful english dictionary
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puff out — verb to swell or cause to enlarge, Her faced puffed up from the drugs (Freq. 1) puffed out chests • Syn: ↑puff, ↑puff up, ↑blow up • Derivationally related forms: ↑puffer (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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puff — puff1 [pʌf] v [: Old English; Origin: pyffan, from the sound] 1.) to breathe quickly and with difficulty after the effort of running, carrying something heavy etc ▪ George puffed and panted and he tried to keep up. puff along/up etc ▪ An old man… … Dictionary of contemporary English
puff — [[t]pʌ̱f[/t]] puffs, puffing, puffed 1) VERB If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. [V at/on n] He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice... [V at/on n] He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened. [Also V n, V] … English dictionary
