puff

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

puffs

1.
(countable)A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
2.
(slang, uncountable)The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
out of puff
Đồng nghĩa: wind
3.
(countable)A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
puff of smoke
4.
(countable)A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
5.
(countable, informal)An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Đồng nghĩa: drag
6.
(slang, uncountable)The drug cannabis.
Đồng nghĩa: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doja, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganja, ganj, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, Mary Jane, MJ, marihoochie, marijuana, Mary Joanna, method, mezz, muggle, mull, pot, puff, reefer, sens, sensimillia, sensimilla, shit, sweetleaf, tea, Texas tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie
7.
(countable)A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
8.
(countable, uncountable)A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
a sleeve with a puff at the shoulder
9.
(countable)A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
cream puff
Đồng nghĩa: pastry, cream puff
10.
(countable, uncountable)A puffball.
11.
(countable, uncountable)A powder puff.
12.
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

puffs

V_ing/Gerund

puffing

V_ed/pp

puffed

1.
(intransitive)To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
2.
(intransitive)To pant.
3.
(archaic, transitive)To advertise.
4.
To blow as an expression of scorn.
5.
To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
6.
To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
7.
To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
8.
To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
9.
To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
a bladder puffed with air
10.
To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
11.
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
Đồng nghĩa: jolly, lay it on thick, soothe, brush up to, collogue, flatter, flatterize, glaver, gloze, jolly, lay it on thick, make fair weather, palaver, preen, puff, soothe, speak well of, stroke, tickle the ear, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, honor, idolize, laud, lionize, magnify, panegyrize, praise, puff, revere, speak well of, transfigure, venerate, worthy

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English puff, puf, from Old English pyf (a blast of wind, puff), from *puf(f)- (to blow, puff), of origin. Cognate with puf, puf, pof (puff).