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puff up

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puff up in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  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. praise extravagantly
    "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
    puff  puff up 
  3. make larger or distend
    "The estimates were puffed up"
    puff up 
  4. 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

 
  1. (verb) To inflate with air.
  2. (verb) To swell due to injury or illness.
  3. (verb) To become proud. (Often written as "'puffed up with pride."')
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