puff
/pəf/
noun
- a short, explosive burst of breath or wind."a puff of wind swung the weathervane around"synonyms: gust, blast, rush, squall, gale, whiff, breath, flurry, draft, waft, breeze, blow, zephyr
- a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savory filling."a cream puff"
- a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one."the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff"synonyms: favorable mention, piece of publicity, favorable review, advertisement, promotion, recommendation, commendation, mention, good word, commercial, push, ad, boost, advert
- a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
- a powder puff."she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff"
verb
- breathe in repeated short gasps."exercises that make you puff"synonyms: breathe heavily, breathe loudly/rapidly/quickly, pant, puff and pant, puff and blow, blow, gasp, fight for breath, catch one's breath
- cause to swell or become swollen."he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out"synonyms: bulge, swell (out), stick out, distend, belly (out), balloon (up/out), expand, inflate, enlarge, tumefy, intumesce, cause to swell, cause to bulge, dilate, blow up, pump up, bloat
- advertise with exaggerated or false praise."publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries"synonyms: advertise, promote, give publicity to, publicize, push, recommend, commend, endorse, put in a good word for, beat the drum for, give a puff to, hype (up), plug, merchandise
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