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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  puff up
       v 1: make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
       2: to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the
          drugs" [syn: puff, blow up, puff out]
       3: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother
          was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
          [syn: swell]
       4: praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway
          production" [syn: puff]

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


  puff up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To inflate with air.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal
  raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.
     4 (lb en figurative intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as
  '''puffed up with pride.''')

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


  puff up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To inflate with air.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal
  raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.
     4 (lb en figurative intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as
  '''puffed up with pride.''')

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


  puff up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To inflate with air.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal
  raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.
     4 (lb en figurative intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as
  '''puffed up with pride.''')

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


  puff up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To inflate with air.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal
  raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.
     4 (lb en figurative intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as
  '''puffed up with pride.''')