Quick definitions from WordNet (puff)

▸ noun:  a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) ("He took a puff on his pipe")
▸ noun:  exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
▸ noun:  a light inflated pastry or puff shell
▸ noun:  a short light gust of air
▸ noun:  forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth ("He blew out all the candles with a single puff")
▸ noun:  a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
▸ noun:  bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
▸ noun:  thick cushion used as a seat
▸ verb:  to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
▸ verb:  speak in a blustering or scornful manner ("A puffing kind of man")
▸ verb:  praise extravagantly ("The critics puffed up this Broadway production")
▸ verb:  blow hard and loudly ("He huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain")
▸ verb:  smoke and exhale strongly ("Puff a cigar")
▸ verb:  suck in or take (air)
▸ verb:  make proud or conceited ("The sudden fame puffed her ego")
▸ verb:  breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
▸ adjective:  gathered for protruding fullness ("Puff sleeves")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #19483)

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