Definitions For Puff

noun

• Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
• A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
• Thick cushion used as a seat
• A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
• Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
• Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
• A light inflated pastry or puff shell
• A short light gust of air
• An act of breathing something (such as smoke or medicine) into your lungs
• A movement of gas, smoke, or air that can be seen or felt
• A light, round pastry that contains a sweet filling

verb

• Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
• Blow hard and loudly
• To swell or cause to enlarge
• Speak in a blustering or scornful manner
• Praise extravagantly
• Smoke and exhale strongly
• Suck in or take (air)
• Make proud or conceited
• To breathe smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc., in and out of the lungs
• To produce or send out small clouds of smoke or steam
• To move in a particular direction while producing clouds of steam or smoke

adjective

• Gathered for protruding fullness