puff
- Noun. (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
- Noun. (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
- Noun. (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
- Noun. (context, informal) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
- Noun. (countable) A flamboyant or alluring statement about an object's quality.
- Noun. (context, uncountable) The drug cannabis.
- Noun. (countable) A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
- Noun. (context, derogatory) a homosexual; a poof.
- Noun. (slang, dated) life.
- Verb. (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- Verb. (intransitive) To pant.
- Verb. (transitive, archaic) To advertise.
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