puff in WordNet English dictionary

1. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
   "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
   blow  puff 
   
2. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
   quilt  comforter  comfort  puff 
   
3. 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"
   puff  drag  pull 
   
4. thick cushion used as a seat
   ottoman  pouf  pouffe  puff  hassock 
   
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
   powderpuff  puff 
   
6. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
   puff 
   
7. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
   puff 
   
8. a short light gust of air
   puff  puff of air  whiff 
   

1. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
   "puffed out chests"
   puff  puff up  blow up  puff out 
   
2. blow hard and loudly
   "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
   puff  huff  chuff 
   
3. suck in or take (air)
   "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
   puff  drag  draw 
   
4. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
   pant  puff  gasp  heave 
   
5. speak in a blustering or scornful manner
   "A puffing kind of man"
   puff 
   
6. praise extravagantly
   "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
   puff  puff up 
   
7. smoke and exhale strongly
   "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
   puff  whiff 
   
8. make proud or conceited
   "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
   puff 
   

1. gathered for protruding fullness
   "puff sleeves"
   puff  puffed