puff

(noun) a short light gust of air. Synonyms: puff of air, whiff.

(noun) a light inflated pastry or puff shell.

(noun) exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes).

(noun) bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together. Synonyms: quilt, comforter, comfort.

(noun) a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin. Synonyms: powderpuff.

(noun) thick cushion used as a seat. Synonyms: ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock.

(noun) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke). Synonyms: drag, pull. Examples: "He took a puff on his pipe." "He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly."

(noun) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth. Synonyms: blow. Examples: "He gave his nose a loud blow." "He blew out all the candles with a single puff."

(verb) smoke and exhale strongly. Synonyms: whiff. Examples: "Puff a cigar." "Whiff a pipe."

(verb) suck in or take (air). Synonyms: drag, draw. Examples: "Draw a deep breath." "Draw on a cigarette."

(verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. Synonyms: pant, gasp, heave. Examples: "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily."

(verb) make proud or conceited. Examples: "The sudden fame puffed her ego."

(verb) praise extravagantly. Synonyms: puff up. Examples: "The critics puffed up this broadway production."

(verb) speak in a blustering or scornful manner. Examples: "A puffing kind of man."

(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs". Synonyms: puff up, blow up, puff out. Examples: "Puffed out chests."

(verb) blow hard and loudly. Synonyms: huff, chuff. Examples: "He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain."

(adj) gathered for protruding fullness. Synonyms: puffed. Examples: "Puff sleeves."