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P0649600 (pŭf)n.1. a. A short forceful exhalation of breath.b. A short sudden gust of wind.c. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.d. A short sibilant sound produced by a puff.2. An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.3. An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.4. A swelling or rounded protuberance.5. Puff pastry.6. A light soft pad for applying powder or lotion.7. A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.8. A light padded bed covering.9. a. An approving or flattering recommendation.b. A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.10. Genetics A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of RNA.v. puffed, puff·ing, puffs v.intr.1. To blow in puffs.2. To come forth in puffs: steam puffing from an engine.3. To breathe forcefully and rapidly: huffed and puffed up the stairs.4. To emit puffs.5. To take puffs on smoking material: puffing on a cigar.6. To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used with up: He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.v.tr.1. To emit or give forth in puffs.2. To impel with puffs.3. To smoke (a cigar, for example).4. To inflate or distend: The wind puffed out the sail.5. To fill with pride or conceit: The compliment puffed up his ego.6. To publicize with often exaggerated praise: publishers who puff their new books.

[From Middle English puffen, to puff, from Old English pyffan, perhaps of imitative origin.]

puff′i·ly adv.puff′i·ness n.puff′y adj.

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(pʌf) n1. a short quick draught, gust, or emission, as of wind, smoke, air, etc, esp a forceful one2. the amount of wind, smoke, etc, released in a puff3. the sound made by or associated with a puff4. (Physiology) an instance of inhaling and expelling the breath as in smoking5. a swelling6. (Cookery) a light aerated pastry usually filled with cream, jam, etc7. (Clothing & Fashion) a powder puff8. (Marketing) exaggerated praise, as of a book, product, etc, esp through an advertisement9. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of clothing fabric gathered up so as to bulge in the centre while being held together at the edges10. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a loose piece of hair wound into a cylindrical roll, usually over a pad, and pinned in place in a coiffure11. (Knitting & Sewing) a less common word for quilt¹12. (Physiology) one's breath (esp in the phrase out of puff)13. slang offensive a male homosexual14. (Plants) a dialect word for puffballvb15. (Physiology) to blow or breathe or cause to blow or breathe in short quick draughts or blasts16. (Physiology) (tr; often foll by out; usually passive) to cause to be out of breath17. (Physiology) to take puffs or draws at (a cigarette, cigar, or pipe)18. to move with or by the emission of puffs: the steam train puffed up the incline. 19. (often foll by: up, out, etc) to swell, as with air, pride, etc20. (Marketing) (tr) to praise with exaggerated empty words, often in advertising21. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to apply (cosmetic powder) from a powder puff to (the face)22. (Commerce) to increase the price of (a lot in an auction) artificially by having an accomplice make false bids[Old English pyffan; related to Dutch German puffen, Swiss pfuffen, Norwegian puffa, all of imitative origin]

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n. 1. a short, quick blast or emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc. 2. a small emission of vapor, smoke, etc. 3. the sound of an emission of vapor, smoke, etc. 4. an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; whiff. 5. an inflated or distended part of a thing; swelling; protuberance. 6. a ball of light pastry baked and filled with whipped cream, jam, etc. 7. a portion of material gathered and held down at the edges but left full in the middle, as on a sleeve. 8. a cylindrical roll of hair. 9. a quilted bed covering, usu. filled with down. 10. a commendation, esp. an exaggerated one, of a book, an actor's performance, etc. 11. powder puff. 12. a ball or pad of soft material. v.i. 13. to blow with short, quick blasts, as the wind. 14. to be emitted in a puff. 15. to emit a puff or puffs of air; breathe quick and hard. 16. to emit puffs of vapor or smoke. 17. to go or move with puffing or puffs: The train puffed into the station. 18. to take puffs at a cigar, cigarette, etc. 19. to become inflated or distended (usu. fol. by up). v.t. 20. to send forth (air, vapor, etc.) in short, quick blasts. 21. to drive or impel by puffing, or with a short, quick blast. 22. to smoke (a cigar, cigarette, etc.). 23. to inflate or distend, esp. with air. 24. to make fluffy; fluff (often fol. by up): to puff up a pillow. 25. to inflate with pride, vanity, etc. (often fol. by up): Their applause puffed him up. 26. to praise unduly. 27. to arrange in puffs, as the hair. [1175–1225; (v.) Middle English puffen (compare Middle Dutch puffen, Low German pof, puf); (n.) Middle English puf, puffe; of imitative orig.] puff′y, adj. puff•i•er, puff•i•est. puff′i•ly, adv. puff′i•ness, n.

Puff

a small quantity emitted in a blast.Examples: puff of breath, 1667; of smoke, 1839; of vapour, 1869; of wind, 1400.

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Past participle: puffed
Gerund: puffing

Imperative
puff
puff

Present
I puff
you puff
he/she/it puffs
we puff
you puff
they puff

Preterite
I puffed
you puffed
he/she/it puffed
we puffed
you puffed
they puffed

Present Continuous
I am puffing
you are puffing
he/she/it is puffing
we are puffing
you are puffing
they are puffing

Present Perfect
I have puffed
you have puffed
he/she/it has puffed
we have puffed
you have puffed
they have puffed

Past Continuous
I was puffing
you were puffing
he/she/it was puffing
we were puffing
you were puffing
they were puffing

Past Perfect
I had puffed
you had puffed
he/she/it had puffed
we had puffed
you had puffed
they had puffed

Future
I will puff
you will puff
he/she/it will puff
we will puff
you will puff
they will puff

Future Perfect
I will have puffed
you will have puffed
he/she/it will have puffed
we will have puffed
you will have puffed
they will have puffed

Future Continuous
I will be puffing
you will be puffing
he/she/it will be puffing
we will be puffing
you will be puffing
they will be puffing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been puffing
you have been puffing
he/she/it has been puffing
we have been puffing
you have been puffing
they have been puffing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been puffing
you will have been puffing
he/she/it will have been puffing
we will have been puffing
you will have been puffing
they will have been puffing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been puffing
you had been puffing
he/she/it had been puffing
we had been puffing
you had been puffing
they had been puffing

Conditional
I would puff
you would puff
he/she/it would puff
we would puff
you would puff
they would puff

Past Conditional
I would have puffed
you would have puffed
he/she/it would have puffed
we would have puffed
you would have puffed
they would have puffed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puff - a short light gust of air puff of air, whiffgust, blast, blow - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
	2.	puff - a light inflated pastry or puff shellpastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or battercream puff, chou - puff filled with cream or custard
	3.	puff - exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)good word, recommendation, testimonial - something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
	4.	puff - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched togetherquilt, comforter, comfortbed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bedcontinental quilt, duvet, eiderdown - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eiderpatchwork quilt, patchwork - a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
	5.	puff - a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skinpowderpuffpad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
	6.	puff - thick cushion used as a seathassock, pouffe, pouf, ottomanseat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
	7.	puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"drag, pullsmoking, smoke - the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks"breathing in, inhalation, intake, aspiration, inspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathingtoke - a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette; "the boys took a few tokes on a joint"
	8.	puff - forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"blowbreathing out, exhalation, expiration - the act of expelling air from the lungsinsufflation - an act of blowing or breathing on or into something
Verb	1.	puff - smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"whiffsmoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
	2.	puff - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"drag, drawbreathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
	3.	puff - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"gasp, pant, heaveblow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
	4.	puff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
	5.	puff - praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"puff uppraise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	6.	puff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show off
	7.	puff - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"puff out, puff up, blow upswell up, tumesce, tumefy, intumesce, swell - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
	8.	puff - blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"chuff, huffblow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
Adj.	1.	puff - gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"puffedfancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

puff

verb1. smoke, draw, drag (slang), suck, inhale, pull at or on He gave a wry smile as he puffed on his cigarette.2. breathe heavily, pant, exhale, blow, gasp, gulp, wheeze, fight for breath, puff and pant I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.3. promote, push, plug (informal), hype, publicize, advertise, praise, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), overpraise TV correspondents puffing the new digital channelsnoun1. drag, pull (slang), moke She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette.2. blast, breath, flurry, whiff, draught, gust, emanation an occasional puff of air stirring the brittle leaves3. advertisement, ad (informal), promotion, plug (informal), good word, commendation, sales talk, namecheck, favourable mention, piece of publicity an elaborate puff for his magazinepuff out or up swell, expand, enlarge, inflate, dilate, distend, bloat His chest puffed out with pride.puff something out or up expand, inflate, stick out, dilate, distend He puffed out his cheeks and let out his breath.

puff

nounAn inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette:drag, draw, pull.Slang: hit.verb1. To be in a state of motion, as air:blow, winnow.2. To breathe hard:blow, gasp, huff, pant.3. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, talk up, tout.Informal: plug.Slang: hype.

Translations

一吹一喷一股一阵阵地吹一阵风

puff

(paf) noun1. a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust. A puff of wind moved the branches. （一）喷，（一）吹，一阵（风），一股（气味、烟雾等） 2. any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects. a powder puff; (also adjective) puff sleeves. 蓬松的一团，衣服的蓬松部分，粉扑 verb1. to blow in small blasts. Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.一阵阵地吹2. to breathe quickly, after running etc. He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.喘气puffed adjective short of breath; breathing quickly. I'm puffed after running so fast!喘气的ˈpuffy adjective swollen, especially unhealthily. a puffy face/ankle. 肿大的，虚胖的 puff pastry a light, flaky type of pastry. （一种）千层饼 puff out to cause to swell or expand. The bird puffed out its feathers; He puffed out his cheeks. 使充气，鼓起 puff up to swell. Her eye (was all) puffed up after the wasp stung her.肿胀

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huff and puff

1. To struggle or exert oneself physically. We huffed and puffed, but we did finally manage to get the couch up the steps.2. To breathe very heavily or laboriously. Running to catch the bus has left me huffing and puffing. You really should quit smoking—look at how you're huffing and puffing after a single flight of stairs!3. To make an exaggerated show of one's anger, often by making empty threats. A: "Are we in trouble?" B: "No, just let him huff and puff until he's done—he'll forget all about it by tomorrow."See also: and, huff, puff

puff out

To swell or expand in size or to cause something to expand or swell. My hand puffed out after the bee stung me. Some male birds puff out their colorful plumage to try to attract a mate.See also: out, puff

puff up

To swell or expand in size or to cause something to expand or swell. My hand puffed up after the bee stung me. Some male birds puff up their colorful plumage to try to attract a mate.See also: puff, up

puff along

To move or progress at a slow (possibly labored) but steady pace. Don't worry, the project is still puffing along, in spite of all the setbacks. I'd be happy to go for a run with you, as long as you don't mind me puffing along.See also: puff

puff piece

A piece of writing that focuses on giving exaggerated praise or compliments to someone or something, rather than offering critical or insightful commentary. I thought the article would look at the process the author goes through when writing a new book, but it's just a puff piece. That magazine is nothing but puff pieces anymore—every issue is a "Best of" list.See also: piece, puff

puff away (at something)

To continuously take brief inhalations of, from, or out of something, such as a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. He hunched over the typewriter, puffing away at the cigarette while he tried to come up with an idea. My grandfather always used to sit on the sofa with his pip after dinner, puffing away like a little human chimney.See also: away, puff

be puffed up with pride

To be acting in a conceited or arrogant manner. The interviewer won't like you if you're all puffed up with pride when you meet with her.See also: pride, puff, up

in all (one's) puff

In or during one's entire life. Primarily heard in UK. In all my puff, I've never seen someone guzzle down soda like you can!See also: all, puff

puff and pant

To breathe very heavily or laboriously. He sat puffing and panting for several minutes after sprinting to catch the bus. You really should quit smoking—look at how you're puffing and panting after a single flight of stairs!See also: and, pant, puff

puff and blow

1. To breathe very heavily or laboriously. Running to catch the bus has left me puffing and blowing. You really should quit smoking—look at how you're puffing and blowing after a single flight of stairs!2. To make an exaggerated show of one's anger, often by making empty threats. The boss likes to puff and blow when things don't go right, but don't pay too much attention to him. My parents puffed and blew when I told them I was dropping out, but in the end they came to respect my decision.See also: and, blow, puff

cream puff

1. Someone deemed to be weak and cowardly. That guy's a total cream puff—there's no way he'll show up to meet you in the boxing ring.2. A used car that has been very well maintained. I wouldn't buy a used car unless it's a total cream puff.See also: cream, puff

puff at (something)

To take brief inhalations of, from, or out of something, such as a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. He hunched over the typewriter, puffing at the cigarette while he tried to come up with an idea. My grandfather always used to sit on the sofa puffing at his pipe after dinner, billowing smoke like a little human chimney.See also: puff

huff and puff

Fig. to breathe very hard; to pant as one exerts effort. John came up the stairs huffing and puffing. He huffed and puffed and finally got up the steep hill.See also: and, huff, puff

puff along

1. [for someone] to run along, puffing to breathe. Sam puffed along, jogging on his morning route. As Wally puffed along, he thought again about going on a diet. 2. [for an engine] to move along, putting out puffs of smoke or steam. The old engine puffed along, driving the small boat slowly up the river. The locomotive puffed along, not making very much headway up the hill.See also: puff

puff (away) at something

1. to blow at or into something in puffs. She puffed away at the beach ball, blowing it up as fast as she could. Todd puffed at the fire until it grew larger. 2. and puff (away) on something to smoke something, such as a cigar, cigarette, or pipe. Scott was puffing away at his pipe. She is always puffing on a cigarette.See also: puff

puff out

to swell out. The frog's throat puffed out, and we expected to hear a croak. The sail puffed out, and the boat began to move.See also: out, puff

puff someone or something up

to boost or promote someone or something. Judy puffed Nell up so much that Nell could not begin to live up to her reputation. Don't puff up your own accomplishments so much.See also: puff, up

puff something out

to cause something to swell out or expand outward. The frog puffed its throat out and croaked. The frog puffed out its throat and croaked a mighty croak.See also: out, puff

puff up

to swell up. Her finger puffed up and she thought she might have an infection. His eyelids had puffed up during the night.See also: puff, up

puff up (into something)

to assume a larger shape by filling up with air or water; to swell up into something. The strange-looking fish puffed up into a round ball. The fish puffed up and stuck out its spines.See also: puff, up

huff and puff

Make noisy, empty threats; bluster. For example, You can huff and puff about storm warnings all you like, but we'll believe it when we see it . This expression uses two words of 16th-century origin, huff, meaning "to emit puffs of breath in anger," and puff, meaning "to blow in short gusts," and figuratively, "to inflate" or "make conceited." They were combined in the familiar nursery tale, "The Three Little Pigs," where the wicked wolf warns, "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down"; rhyme has helped these idioms survive. See also: and, huff, puff

puff piece

An approving or flattering article, as in That was really a puff piece about the conductor, written by her cousin. The use of puff for "exaggerated praise" dates from about 1600; piece was added in the mid-1900s. See also: piece, puff

huff and puff

1 breathe heavily with exhaustion. 2 express your annoyance in an obvious or threatening way.See also: and, huff, puff

in all your puff

in your whole life. informal, chiefly BritishSee also: all, puff

ˌhuff and ˈpuff

1 breathe heavily while making a great physical effort: They huffed and puffed as they carried the sofa upstairs.
2 make it obvious that you are annoyed about something without doing anything to change the situation: After much huffing and puffing, he agreed to help.See also: and, huff, puff

ˌpuff and ˈpant/ˈblow

(informal) breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort: Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the gate.See also: and, blow, pant, puff

be puffed up with ˈpride, etc.

be too full of pride, etc: He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.See also: puff, up

puff out

v.1. To extend, stretch, or swell, by or as if by being filled: The sails puffed out as the breeze strengthened.2. To cause something to extend, stretch, or swell outward: The wind puffed out the sheets that were hanging on the clothesline. Male birds will puff their chests out to appear larger.See also: out, puff

cream puff

1. n. a weakling; a wimp. Don’t be a cream puff all your life! Join a health club! 2. n. a used car that is in very good condition. This one is a real cream puff. Only driven to church by a little old lady. See also: cream, puff

puff

in. to get drunk. Those guys go out and puff every Friday night.

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verb smoke

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verb breathe heavily

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verb promote

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noun drag

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noun blast

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noun advertisement

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phrase puff out or up

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phrase puff something out or up

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noun an inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette

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verb to be in a state of motion, as air

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verb to breathe hard

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verb to increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity

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noun a short light gust of air