puff

n.

1. 1. A short forceful exhalation of breath.
   2. A short sudden gust of wind.
   3. A brief sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.
   4. 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. 1. An approving or flattering recommendation.
   2. 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.
5. To fill with pride or conceit.
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.]

puffily puff'i·ly adv.
puffiness puff'i·ness n.
puffy puff'y adj.

noun

An inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette: drag, draw, pull. Slang hit. See breath/breathlessness.

verb

1. To be in a state of motion, as air: blow¹, winnow. See breath/breathlessness.
2. To breathe hard: blow¹, gasp, huff, pant. See breath/breathlessness.
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. See knowledge/ignorance.

v

Definition: publicize
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secret

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To decompress data that has been crunched by Huffman coding. At least one widely distributed Huffman decoder program was actually named ‘PUFF’, but these days it is usually packaged with the encoder. Oppose huff, see inflate.

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[Etymology: a pronunciation of ‘pF’] electromagnetics See farad.

IN BRIEF: A short burst of wind, smoke or air. Also: A soft pad.

Even a small puff of a breeze is welcomed on a hot, muggy day.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pust, sug, svagt knald, flødebolle, kvast, valk, sengetæppe, knæpude
v. intr. - puste, blæse, dampe
v. tr. - gøre forpustet, pudre, gøre reklame for

idioms:

• puff pastry    butterdej
• puff up    puste op, opreklamere
• puffed up    opblæst, oppustet

Nederlands (Dutch)
puffen, hijgen, dampen, geaffecteerd praten, ophemelen, opzwellen, wolkje, vleugje, zwelling, aanbeveling, poederdons

Français (French)
n. - (GB) souffle (respiration), (Culin) feuilleté, (Cosmét) houppette, (GB) tante (vulg, injur), article élogieux, battage
v. intr. - souffler, tirer des bouffées de, haleter
v. tr. - tirer sur (une pipe), faire du battage autour de (un livre, une pièce)

idioms:

• puff pastry    pâte feuilletée
• puffed up    bouffis (yeux), rempli de (orgueil)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schnauben, Stoßen, Blätterteigteilchen
v. - paffen, blasen, hochjubeln, keuchen

idioms:

• puff pastry    Blätterteig
• puffed up    aufgebläht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τούφα, τολύπη (καπνού κ.λπ.), πνοή, ανάσα, ρουφηξιά, τζούρα, (ξε)φύσημα, πονπόν πουδραρίσματος, (μαγειρ.) ταρταλέτα ή μπεζές, ρεκλάμα, (ενδυμ.) μπουφάν
v. - ξεφυσώ, αγκομαχώ, λαχανιάζω, καπνίζω (κν. τζουράρω, φουμάρω), βγάζω τουλίπες καπνού, προχωρώ ξεφυσώντας, (υπερ)εκθειάζω, ρεκλαμάρω

idioms:

• puff pastry    (μαγειρ.) πατ φεγιετέ, φύλλο σφολιάτα
• puff up    φουσκώνω, καμαρώνω
• puffed up    καμαρωτός

Italiano (Italian)
fumare, sbuffare, ansare, ansimare

idioms:

• puff pastry    pasta sfoglia
• puff up    gonfiarsi, insuperbirsi
• puffed up    gonfio, insuperbito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sopro (m), lufada (f), bufo (m), massa (f) folhada, inchaço (m), protuberância (f)
v. - soprar, fumar, inflar, ofegar, elogiar exageradamente

idioms:

• puff pastry    massa folhada
• puff up    envaidecer-se, encher-se de orgulho
• puffed up    inchado de orgulho

Русский (Russian)
выдыхать, пыхтеть, выдох, клуб (дыма)

idioms:

• puff pastry    слоеное пирожное
• puff up    надуваться, набухать, распускать перья
• puffed up    припухший, самодовольный

Español (Spanish)
n. - soplo, resoplido, ráfaga de aire, colcha, bulto
v. intr. - soplar, dar chupadas a, echar bocanadas de, jadear, hincharse
v. tr. - soplar, dar chupadas a, echar bocanadas de, jadear, hinchar, inflar

idioms:

• puff pastry    hojaldre
• puffed up    henchido, ampuloso, lleno de humos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (vind)pust, (rök)moln, bloss, puff, vippa, puff(ärm), reklam, smörbakelse
v. - pusta, bolma, blåsa, tuffa, svälla upp, pösa, puffa för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一阵喷烟, 蓬松, 肿块, 一阵阵地吹, 喘气, 喷着烟移动, 喘着气走, 使气急, 喷着烟行, 吹熄

idioms:

• puff pastry    做泡芙用的面团, 和入奶油的面团
• puff up    肿胀
• puffed up    自负的, 自命不凡的, 膨胀的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一陣噴煙, 蓬鬆, 腫塊
v. intr. - 一陣陣地吹, 喘氣, 噴著煙移動, 喘著氣走
v. tr. - 一陣陣地吹, 使氣急, 噴著煙行, 吹熄

idioms:

• puff pastry    做泡芙用的麵團, 和入奶油的麵團
• puff up    腫脹
• puffed up    自負的, 自命不凡的, 膨脹的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 훅불기, 한번부는 양
v. intr. - 훅불다, (연기 따위를) 내뿜다
v. tr. - 훅 불어 버리다, (담배를) 뻐끔뻐끔 피우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ひと吹き, ふわっとしたもの, パフ, 一吹き, 膨らみ, 一服
v. - ぷっと吹き出る, 息を切らす, 吹かす, あえぎながら進む, 膨れる

idioms:

• puff pastry    パフペースト
• puff up    …がふくらむ, はれる
• puffed up    思い上がった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسمه هواء, نفثه, مدح مغالى فيه (فعل) نفخ, دخن, انتفخ, لهث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נשיפה, שאיפה, נשימה, דבר תפוח, פליטה, שבח מופלג, ניפוח, עוגה ממולאת, פחזנית, שיער מגולגל בולט, חלק מעובה של שמלה, שמיכת-פוך, פרסומת לסחורות (בעיתון)‬
v. intr. - ‮התנשם, נע בהתנשפות‬
v. tr. - ‮נשף, ניפח, עישן, פלט (עשן)‬

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