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puff up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | puff up - make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"inflate, amplify, expand, blow up - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" | | 2. | puff up - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests"puff out, puff, blow upswell up, tumesce, tumefy, intumesce, swell - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" | | 3. | puff up - become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"swellbehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | | 4. | puff up - praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"puffpraise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
Translationspuff (paf) noun1. a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust. A puff of wind moved the branches. (一)噴，(一)吹，一陣(風)，一股(氣味、煙霧等) （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. 蓬鬆的一團，衣服的蓬鬆部分，粉撲 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. 一陣陣地吹 一阵阵地吹2. to breathe quickly, after running etc. He was puffing as he climbed the stairs. 喘氣 喘气puffed adjective short of breath; breathing quickly. I'm puffed after running so fast! 喘氣的 喘气的ˈpuffy adjective swollen, especially unhealthily. a puffy face/ankle. 腫大的，虛胖的 肿大的，虚胖的 puff pastry a light, flaky type of pastry. (一種)千層餅 （一种）千层饼 puff out to cause to swell or expand. The bird puffed out its feathers; He puffed out his cheeks. 使充氣，鼓起 使充气，鼓起 puff up to swell. Her eye (was all) puffed up after the wasp stung her. 腫脹 肿胀
puff up
puff upTo 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, uppuff someone or something upto 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, uppuff 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, uppuff upto 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, upEncyclopediaSeepuffpuff up
Synonyms for puff upverb make larger or distendRelated Words- inflate
- amplify
- expand
- blow up
verb to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"SynonymsRelated Words- swell up
- tumesce
- tumefy
- intumesce
- swell
verb become filled with pride, arrogance, or angerSynonymsRelated Wordsverb praise extravagantlySynonymsRelated Words |