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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  puff
       
           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.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1996-10-16)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puff \Puff\, a.
     Puffed up; vain. [R.] --Fanshawe.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)
     A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum, and
     other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when
     ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist,
     puff, and puffin.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puff \Puff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puffed (p[u^]ft); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Puffing.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff,
     D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff,
     Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See Puff, n.]
     1. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation.
                                                    --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent
        exertion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing, from
              the chase.                            --L' Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated. --Boyle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner;
        hence, to assume importance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Then came brave Glory puffing by.     --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof;
     of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
     1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
        hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
        whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.'' --Flatman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
        (a) A puffball.
        (b) kind of light pastry.
        (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
            with powder.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
        one in a public journal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
            allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
            the power of greatly distending their bodies when
            irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera arietans,
            or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming
            over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho
            cornuta) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.
        (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
            platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
            body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
            spreading adder, and blowing adder.
  
     Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
        family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
        dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
        feathers. See Barbet
        (b) .
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Puff \Puff\, v. t.
     1. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The clearing north will puff the clouds away.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I puff the prostitute away.           --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with
        puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The sea puffed up with winds.         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like;
        -- often with up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Puffed up with military success.      --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public
        attention to by praises; to praise unduly. `` Puffed with
        wonderful skill.'' --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  puff vt. 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.
     Oppose huff, see inflate.
  
  

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)
     A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum, and
     other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when
     ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist,
     puff, and puffin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puff \Puff\, a.
     Puffed up; vain. [R.] --Fanshawe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puff \Puff\ (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.
     puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
     1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
        hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
        whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.'' --Flatman.
  
     2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
        (a) A puffball.
        (b) a kind of light pastry.
        (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
            with powder.
  
     3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
        one in a public journal.
  
     Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
            allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
            the power of greatly distending their bodies when
            irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera, or Clotho
            arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four
            feet long. The plumed puff adder ({C. cornuta) has a
            plumelike appendage over each eye.
        (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
            platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
            body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
            spreading adder, and blowing adder.
  
     Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
        family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
        dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
        feathers. See Barbet
        (b) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puff \Puff\, v. t.
     1. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
  
              The clearing north will puff the clouds away.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
  
              I puff the prostitute away.           --Dryden.
  
     3. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with
        puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
  
              The sea puffed up with winds.         --Shak.
  
     4. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like;
        -- often with up.
  
              Puffed up with military success.      --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
  
     5. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public
        attention to by praises; to praise unduly. `` Puffed with
        wonderful skill.'' --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Puff \Puff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puffed (p[u^]ft); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Puffing.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff,
     D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff,
     Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See Puff, n.]
     1. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.
  
     2. To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.
  
              It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation.
                                                    --South.
  
     3. To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent
        exertion.
  
              The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing, from
              the chase.                            --L' Estrange.
  
     4. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated. --Boyle.
  
     5. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner;
        hence, to assume importance.
  
              Then came brave Glory puffing by.     --Herbert.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  puff
       adj : gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves" [syn: puffed]
       n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: puff of air, whiff]
       2: a light inflated pastry or puff shell
       3: exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
       4: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and
          stitched together [syn: quilt, comforter]
       5: a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for
          applying powder to the skin [syn: powderpuff]
       6: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: ottoman, pouf, pouffe,
           hassock]
       7: 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" [syn: drag, pull]
       8: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his
          nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a
          single puff" [syn: blow]
       v 1: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
            [syn: whiff]
       2: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a
          cigarette" [syn: drag, draw]
       3: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners
          reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: pant, gasp,
           heave]
       4: make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
       5: praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway
          production" [syn: puff up]
       6: speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of
          man"
       7: to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the
          drugs" [syn: puff up, blow up, puff out]
       8: blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his
          way up the mountain" [syn: huff, chuff]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (alter huff συνων en): ξεφυσάω

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Puff
     Γερμανικά n.
     οίκος ανοχής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     Hungarian n.
     1 pouf, (l en puff), pouffe (gloss: a backless, rounded, cushioned
  low stool)
     2 (lb hu dressmaking) pouf (gloss: on the upper part of the sleeves)
     3 (l en puff), powder puff (gloss: a pad of soft material used for
  the application of cosmetic powder to the face)
     Hungarian interj.
     bang! pouf! ({{onomatopoeic|hu|title=(m en onomatopoeia)}
  representing a sudden sharp noise or crashing sound)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath
  through the mouth.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting
  oneself.
     3 (lb en countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
     4 (lb en countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To pant.
     3 (lb en transitive archaic) To advertise.
     4 To blow as an expression of scorn.
     5 To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Puff
     German alt.
     m (tlb de colloquial now regional) thud, wham; light, harmless blow
     German n.
     m (tlb de colloquial now regional) thud, wham; light, harmless blow
     German n.
     n (C de Dice games) (tlb de obsolete because hardly played) a kind of
  dice game, anterior to backgammon
     German alt.
     m (C de Prostitution) (tlb de colloquial) brothel, whorehouse,
  bordello
     German n.
     m (C de Prostitution) (tlb de colloquial) brothel, whorehouse,
  bordello
     German alt.
     1 m (lb de archaic) puff, a bulge in drapery
     2 m (C de Furniture) a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball
  used as a seat, (m de Sitzpuff)
     3 m (C de Containers) laundry basket, (m de Wäschepuff)
     German n.
     1 m (lb de archaic) puff, a bulge in drapery
     2 m (C de Furniture) a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball
  used as a seat, (m de Sitzpuff)
     3 m (C de Containers) laundry basket, (m de Wäschepuff)
     German n.
     m (lb de genetics) a chromosome puff

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath
  through the mouth.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting
  oneself.
     3 (lb en countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
     4 (lb en countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To pant.
     3 (lb en transitive archaic) To advertise.
     4 To blow as an expression of scorn.
     5 To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     Hungarian n.
     1 pouf, (l en puff), pouffe (gloss: a backless, rounded, cushioned
  low stool)
     2 (lb hu dressmaking) pouf (gloss: on the upper part of the sleeves)
     3 (l en puff), powder puff (gloss: a pad of soft material used for
  the application of cosmetic powder to the face)
     Hungarian interj.
     bang! pouf! ({{onomatopoeic|hu|title=(m en onomatopoeia)}
  representing a sudden sharp noise or crashing sound)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath
  through the mouth.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting
  oneself.
     3 (lb en countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
     4 (lb en countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To pant.
     3 (lb en transitive archaic) To advertise.
     4 To blow as an expression of scorn.
     5 To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Puff
     German alt.
     m (tlb de colloquial now regional) thud, wham; light, harmless blow
     German n.
     m (tlb de colloquial now regional) thud, wham; light, harmless blow
     German n.
     n (C de Dice games) (tlb de obsolete because hardly played) a kind of
  dice game, anterior to backgammon
     German alt.
     m (C de Prostitution) (tlb de colloquial) brothel, whorehouse,
  bordello
     German n.
     m (C de Prostitution) (tlb de colloquial) brothel, whorehouse,
  bordello
     German alt.
     1 m (lb de archaic) puff, a bulge in drapery
     2 m (C de Furniture) a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball
  used as a seat, (m de Sitzpuff)
     3 m (C de Containers) laundry basket, (m de Wäschepuff)
     German n.
     1 m (lb de archaic) puff, a bulge in drapery
     2 m (C de Furniture) a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball
  used as a seat, (m de Sitzpuff)
     3 m (C de Containers) laundry basket, (m de Wäschepuff)
     German n.
     m (lb de genetics) a chromosome puff

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     Hungarian n.
     1 pouf, (l en puff), pouffe (gloss: a backless, rounded, cushioned
  low stool)
     2 (lb hu dressmaking) pouf (gloss: on the upper part of the sleeves)
     3 (l en puff), powder puff (gloss: a pad of soft material used for
  the application of cosmetic powder to the face)
     Hungarian interj.
     bang! pouf! ({{onomatopoeic|hu|title=(m en onomatopoeia)}
  representing a sudden sharp noise or crashing sound)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath
  through the mouth.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting
  oneself.
     3 (lb en countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
     4 (lb en countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To pant.
     3 (lb en transitive archaic) To advertise.
     4 To blow as an expression of scorn.
     5 To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Puff
     German alt.
     m (tlb de colloquial now regional) thud, wham; light, harmless blow
     German n.
     m (tlb de colloquial now regional) thud, wham; light, harmless blow
     German n.
     n (C de Dice games) (tlb de obsolete because hardly played) a kind of
  dice game, anterior to backgammon
     German alt.
     m (C de Prostitution) (tlb de colloquial) brothel, whorehouse,
  bordello
     German n.
     m (C de Prostitution) (tlb de colloquial) brothel, whorehouse,
  bordello
     German alt.
     1 m (lb de archaic) puff, a bulge in drapery
     2 m (C de Furniture) a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball
  used as a seat, (m de Sitzpuff)
     3 m (C de Containers) laundry basket, (m de Wäschepuff)
     German n.
     1 m (lb de archaic) puff, a bulge in drapery
     2 m (C de Furniture) a kind of beanbag chair, a large cushion ball
  used as a seat, (m de Sitzpuff)
     3 m (C de Containers) laundry basket, (m de Wäschepuff)
     German n.
     m (lb de genetics) a chromosome puff

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     Englanti n.
     1 henkäys, leyhähdys, puuskahdus ''tuulen''
     2 tuprahdus, pöllähdys ''savun''
     3 pilvi, kiehkura
     4 pullistuma, paisuma
     5 koholeivos
     6 puhvi
     7 puuterhuisku
     8 (yhteys slangia k=en) kannabis
     9 (yhteys brittienglantia slangia alatyyliä k=en) homoseksuaali,
  erityisesti naismainen (käytetään lähinnä pohjoisosissa)
     Englanti vb.
     1 puhkua, puuskuttaa
     2 tupruta, tupruttaa

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Puff
     Saksa n.
     (yhteys puhekieltä k=de) bordelli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     n.
     törn, knuff

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Puff
     Tyska n.
     (tagg vardagligt språk=de) bordell

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  puff
     n.
     törn, knuff

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ell ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  μπουρδέλο, οίκος
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/ 
   [ugs.] brothel , bordello  [Am.] , house of ill repute , whorehouse  [coll.]
     Synonyms: Bordell, Freudenhaus, einschlägiges Etablissement, Puff
  
   see: Bordelle, Freudenhäuser, einschlägige Etablissements, Puffs
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/ 
   [Bayr.]  [Ös.]  [Schw.]  [ugs.] brothel , bordello  [Am.] , house of ill repute , whorehouse  [coll.]
     Synonyms: Bordell, Freudenhaus, einschlägiges Etablissement, Puff
  
   see: Bordelle, Freudenhäuser, einschlägige Etablissements, Puffs
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/ 
  toke 

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/ 
  buffet 
     Synonym: Schlag
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/ 
  dig 
     Synonym: Stoß
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/ 
  bop 
     Synonyms: Stups, Stupser, Knuff
  
   see: jdm. einen Nasenstüber geben, jdm. eins auf den Kopf geben
  

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fin ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  bordelli, ilotalo, porttola, huoratalo
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  bordel, lupanar, maison close
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  1. bourrade
  ein leichter, harmloser Schlag
  2. coffre à linge
  landschaftlich, kurz für: Wäschepuff; Behälter für verschmutzte Wäsche

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  jacquet
  veraltet: ein Brettspiel, welches heute unter dem Namen Tricktrack bekannt ist, aus dem sich Backgammon entwickelt hat

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  bordil
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/
  poef, pof

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  burdel, dom publiczny, agencja towarzyska, bajzel, lupanar, zamtuz
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Puff /pˈʊf/
  fofo

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  burdel, mancebía
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Puff /pʊf/ 
  bordell, glädjehus, horhus
  umgangssprachlich, abwertend, verhüllend: Gebäude, in dem (meist) Frauen sexuelle Dienstleistungen anbieten; Bordell

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Puff /pˈʌf/
  النفخة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  1. дърпане
  informal: act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe
  2. пухтене
  sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth
  3. кълбо дим
  small quantity of gas or smoke in the air
  4. еклер
  type of cake

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  димя, пуша
  to emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  napudrovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  supět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  pudrovátko

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  lapat po dechu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  fouknout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  chomáček

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  nafouknuté pečivo

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  nadýchnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  odfukování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  bafání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  vycpávka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  tah z cigarety nebo dýmky

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  vydechnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  obláček dýmu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  dýmat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  nadýchnutá látka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  bafat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  vydechnout

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  pwffian 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  pwffio 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  Hauch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
   [Br.] Luft , Puste  [Dt.] , Schnaufer  [Mitteldt.] , Schnauf  [Schw.]
           Note: für das Atmen nötige Luft
        "be out of puff"  - aus der Puste/außer Atem/aus dem Schnauf sein
        "have run out of puff"  - ganz außer Atem sein
        "I ran out of breath/puff."  - Mir ging die Luft aus., Mir ging die Puste aus.
     Synonym: wind
  
   see: be puffed
  
           Note: air needed for breathing

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  Zug 
           Note: beim Rauchen
        "have / to take a short/long puff"  - einen kurzen/langen Zug machen
     Synonyms: pull, draw, toke
  
   see: pulls, puffs, draws, tokes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  paffen, qualmen, schmöken  [Norddt.]
        "puff away on/at a pipe"  - eine Pfeife paffen, eine Pfeife qualmen
     Synonym: puff away
  
   see: puffing, puffing away, puffed, puffed away, puffs, puffs away, puffed, puffed away
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  
  τολύπη, κωλομπαράς

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  1. henki
  ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself
  2. savut
  informal: act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe
  3. puhahdus, puhallus
  sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth
  4. hasa, pilvi
  slang: cannabis
  5. haiku, tuprahdus, vire
  small quantity of gas or smoke in the air
  6. pusu
  type of cake

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  1. puffata
  to advertise
  2. tupruta, tupruttaa
  to emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  1. झकोरा
        "A puff of air brought a little relief during power cut."
  2. लच्छा
        "A puff of smoke emerged out from the chimney."
  3. एक तरह का विशिष्ट पिष्टक
        "She is expert in making chololate puffs."
  4. श्वसन
        "He was merely able to speak out of puff."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  puff /pˈʌf/ 
  1. फूँक-फूँककर निकालना
        "He was punished for puffing smoke into people's faces."
  2. सिगरेट पीना
        "Puffing pipe in cinema hall his prohibitted."
  3. कशा या दम लगाना
        "He was puffing hard when he reached the hill top."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  dašak vjetra, izbacivanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  1. könnyû felfújt tészta
  2. púderpamacs
  3. pöfékelés
  4. lehelet
  5. agyondicsérés
  6. túlzó reklám
  7. slukk
  8. fuvalom

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  kepulan
  small quantity of gas or smoke in the air

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  シュー, パフ
  type of cake

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  puff /pʌf/
  poef, pof

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  puff /pʌf/
  I.   1.  pociągać, pykać
   2.  sapać
  II.   1.  pociągnięcie, pyknięcie
   2.  sapnięcie
   3.  kłębek
  III.  puff out /pˈʌf ˈaʊt/   wydymać
  IV.  puff pastry /ˌpʌfˈpeɪstrɪ/   ciasto francuskie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  puff /pʌf/
  fofo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  puff //pʌf// 
  bloss
  informal: act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  1. üfürük, soluk
  2. rüzgar üflemesi
  3. puf böreği veya kurabiye
  4. pudra ponponu
  5. saç lülesi
  6. elbisenin büzülmüş ve kabarıkyeri
  7. yorgan
  8. abartmalı veya şişirilmiş övgü. puff adder şişen engerek, (zool.) Bitis arietans puff box pudra kutusu. puff paste pufböreği hamuru.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  puff /pˈʌf/
  1. püflemek
  2. püfür püfür esmek
  3. solumak. puff out, puff up şişinmek
  4. abartarak övmek
  5. lülelerle süslemek (saç)
  6. şişirmek.

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  puff /pˈuff/
  1. squab
  2. hassock
  3. pop
  4. pouffe
  5. buffet
  6. dumpy
  7. stool
  8. pouf
  9. ottoman
  10. plop

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  puff! /pˈuff/
  1. swap!
  2. flop!
  3. phew!
  4. thwack!
  5. chug!
  6. bang!
  7. bump!
  8. crack!

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  puff
  puff

From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:swe-eng ]

  puff /pˈɵdɪŋ/
  push

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpəf/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  449 Moby Thesaurus words for "puff":
     Aqua-Lung, Danish pastry, French pastry, PR, acknowledgment,
     add to, adulate, advertise, advertisement, advocate, aggrandize,
     amplify, apotheosize, appreciation, artificial respiration,
     aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, augment, back, baklava, balloon,
     ballyhoo, bark, base, belaud, bepraise, bill, blast, bless, blintz,
     bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blow, blow a hurricane,
     blow great guns, blow over, blow up, blowing up, blubber, blurb,
     bluster, boast, boast of, boost, brag, brag about, break down,
     breakers, breath, breath of air, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in,
     breathe out, breathing, breeze, breeze up, brew, bright light,
     broaden, broken wind, build, build up, buildup, bulk, bulk out,
     bulletin, burlesque, burn out, butter, capful of wind, caricature,
     carry too far, celebrate, celebrity, chain-smoke, chaw, chew,
     chewing, chocolate eclair, circularize, clay, clown white,
     cock-a-doodle-doo, cold cream, collapse, collar, come up,
     comfortable, comforter, commend, commendation, common knowledge,
     compact, cosmetics, cough, crack up, cream puff, crescendo, crow,
     cry, cry up, currency, cushion, daylight, deify, develop, diastole,
     dilatation, dilate, dilation, distend, distension, dough, dowdy,
     down, drag, draught, draw, draw the longbow, droop, drop, dropsy,
     drugstore complexion, eclair, eclat, edema, eiderdown, emblazon,
     emit, enlarge, establish, eulogize, evacuate, exaggerate, exalt,
     exhalation, exhale, exhaust, expand, expel, expiration, expire,
     exposure, exsufflation, extend, extol, eye shadow, eyebrow pencil,
     faint, fame, famousness, fatigue, feather bed, feathers, flag,
     flatter, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fleece, floss, flourish,
     flue, fluff, foam, foundation, foundation cream, freshen, froth,
     fume, gasconade, gasp, gassiness, gather, get tired,
     give a write-up, give off, give out, give publicity, give vent to,
     glare, glorify, go to extremes, good word, greasepaint, grow weary,
     gulp, gust, habitual smoking, hack, hand cream, hand lotion, head,
     heave, hero-worship, hiccup, hike, hike up, honorable mention,
     hoopla, hue and cry, huff, huff and puff, hype, hyperbolize,
     idolize, increase, inflate, inflation, inhalation, inhalator,
     inhale, inhale snuff, inspiration, inspire, insufflation,
     intumescence, iron lung, item, jade, kapok, lather, laud,
     laudation, lay it on, let out, limelight, lionize, lip rouge,
     lipstick, magnify, make much of, makeup, mascara,
     maximum dissemination, mention, meringue, meteorism, mousse, mouth,
     mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mudpack, nail polish,
     nicotine addiction, nicotinism, notice, notoriety, offscum,
     open the floodgates, open the sluices, overcharge, overdo,
     overdraw, overestimate, overpraise, overreach, overreact, oversell,
     overspeak, overstate, overstress, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, paint,
     pandowdy, panegyrize, pant, pastry, pasty, patisserie, patty,
     patty-shell, pay tribute, peter out, pie, pile it on, pillow,
     pipe up, placard, play out, plug, plush, poop out, porter aux nues,
     post, post bills, post up, powder, powder puff, praise, prate,
     press notice, press-agent, promote, promotion, public eye,
     public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity,
     publicity story, publicize, publicness, pudding, puff and blow,
     puff of air, puff of wind, puff up, puffery, puffiness, puffing,
     pull, pump, pump up, push, putty, quiche, rage, raise, rarefy,
     reclame, recognition, recommend, reek, report, respiration,
     respire, review, rodomontade, rosette, rouge, rubber, run down,
     run out, salute, satin, scuba, scud, scum, sea foam, sell, set in,
     sigh, silk, sink, smoke, smoking, smoking habit, sneeze, sniff,
     sniffle, snore, snoring, snort, snuff, snuffle, soapsuds, souffle,
     speak for Buncombe, speak highly of, speak warmly of,
     speak well of, spiel, spindrift, spoondrift, spotlight, spray,
     spume, squall, steam, sternutation, stertor, stinging, stir of air,
     storm, stretch, stretch the truth, stretching, strudel, succumb,
     suck, suds, sufflate, support, surf, suspiration, swagger,
     swansdown, swell, swell out, swellage, swelling, swollenness,
     tabacism, tabacosis, tabagism, take snuff, talcum, talcum powder,
     talk big, talk in superlatives, tart, thistledown, throw off,
     timbale, tipsy cake, tire, tobaccoism, tout, travesty, trifle,
     trumpet, tumefaction, tumescence, tumidity, tumidness, turgescence,
     turgidity, turgidness, turnover, tympanism, tympany, up,
     vanishing cream, vanity case, vapor, vaunt, velvet, vol-au-vent,
     waft, war paint, wax, weary, wheeze, whiff, whiffet, whiffle,
     white water, widen, wilt, wind, windiness, wool, word, write up,
     write-up, zephyr
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 一阵喷烟,粉扑,泡夫;
  v. 喷出,张开,夸张;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 一阵喷烟,肿块,蓬松
     vt.
     vi. 喷出,张开,夸张,(使)充气,喘气,(使)骄傲

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