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puff up in WordNet English dictionary
verb- to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
"puffed out chests"
puff puff up blow up puff out
- praise extravagantly
"The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
puff puff up
- make larger or distend
"The estimates were puffed up"
puff up
- become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
swell puff up
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puff up in English Wiktionary
- (verb) To inflate with air.
- (verb) To swell due to injury or illness.
- (verb) To become proud. (Often written as "'puffed up with pride."')
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