ALL meanings of puff
puff
P p - noun Technical meaning of puff (algorithm) 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. Opposite: huff. 1
- noun puff cloud of smoke 1
- noun puff gust of air 1
- noun puff of cigar 1
- noun puff food 1
- noun puff quick breath 1
- noun puff powder puff 1
- intransitive verb puff expand, swell 1
- noun puff a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath. 1
- intransitive verb puff smoke 1
- noun puff an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc. 1
- intransitive verb puff steam vehicle 1
- noun puff an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; whiff. 1
- noun puff the sound of an abrupt emission of air, vapor, etc. 1
- noun puff a small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc., emitted at one blast. 1
- noun puff an inflated or distended part of a thing; swelling; protuberance. 1
- noun puff a form of light pastry with a filling of cream, jam, or the like. 1
- noun puff a portion of material gathered and held down at the edges but left full in the middle, as on a sleeve. 1
- noun puff a cylindrical roll of hair. 1
- noun puff a quilted bed covering, usually filled with down. 1
- noun puff a commendation, especially an exaggerated one, of a book, an actor's performance, etc. 1
- noun puff powder puff. 1
- noun puff a ball or pad of soft material. 1
- abbreviation PUFF puffball. 1
- noun puff Chiefly British Slang. a male homosexual. 1
- verb without object puff to blow with short, quick blasts, as the wind. 1
- verb without object puff to be emitted in a puff. 1
- verb without object puff to emit a puff or puffs; breathe quick and hard, as after violent exertion. 1
- verb without object puff to go with puffing or panting. 1
- verb without object puff to emit puffs or whiffs of vapor or smoke. 1
- verb without object puff to move with such puffs: The locomotive puffed into the station. 1
- verb without object puff to take puffs at a cigar, cigarette, etc. 1
- verb without object puff to become inflated, distended, or swollen (usually followed by up). 1
- verb without object puff (especially of an auctioneer's accomplice) to bid on an item at an auction solely to increase the price that the final bidder must pay. 1
- verb with object puff to send forth (air, vapor, etc.) in short, quick blasts. 1
- verb with object puff to drive or impel by puffing, or with a short, quick blast. 1
- verb with object puff to extinguish by means of a puff (usually followed by out): to puff a match out. 1
- verb with object puff to smoke (a cigar, cigarette, etc.). 1
- verb with object puff to inflate, distend, or swell, especially with air. 1
- verb with object puff to make fluffy; fluff (often followed by up): to puff up a pillow. 1
- verb with object puff to inflate with pride, vanity, etc. (often followed by up): Their applause puffed him up. 1
- verb with object puff to praise unduly or with exaggeration. 1
- verb with object puff to apply powder to (the cheeks, neck, etc.) with a powder puff. 1
- verb with object puff to apply (powder) with a powder puff. 1
- verb with object puff to arrange in puffs, as the hair. 1
- verb puff If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. 0
- verb puff Puff is also a noun. 0
- verb puff If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. 0
- verb puff Puff out means the same as puff. 0
- verb puff If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it. 0