puff
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
to swell or cause to enlarge, 'Her faced puffed up from the drugs'
Framework senses
- §1
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- §2
- blow hard and loudly
- §3
- to swell or cause to enlarge, 'Her faced puffed up from the drugs'
- §4
- speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- §5
- praise extravagantly
- §6
- smoke and exhale strongly
- §7
- suck in or take (air)
- §8
- make proud or conceited