puff
31puff|er — «PUHF uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that puffs, such as a steam locomotive or steamboat: »... there were literally hundreds of little fishing smacks and small puffers (Lord Louis Mountbatten). 2. any one of various fishes capable of inflating… …
32puff|i|ly — «PUHF uh lee», adverb. in a puffy manner …
33puff — puff1 [pʌf] v [: Old English; Origin: pyffan, from the sound] 1.) to breathe quickly and with difficulty after the effort of running, carrying something heavy etc ▪ George puffed and panted and he tried to keep up. puff along/up etc ▪ An old man… …
34puff — 1 verb 1 (I) to breathe quickly and with difficulty after running, carrying something heavy etc: Catherine was puffing loudly as she carried the box into the room. (+ up/along etc): Duncan passed me, puffing up the hill. see also: huff and puff… …
35puff — puff1 [ pʌf ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc.: puff on/at: Grandad sat in the corner and puffed on his pipe. 2. ) intransitive to breathe or blow out air noisily, especially because you have been running,… …
36Puff — Freudenhaus; Bordell; Stundenhotel * * * 1Puff [pʊf], der; [e]s, Püffe [ pʏfə] (ugs.): Stoß mit der Faust, mit dem Ellenbogen: ich gab ihm einen Puff in die Seite. Syn.: ↑ Hieb, ↑ Schlag, ↑ …
37puff — I UK [pʌf] / US verb Word forms puff : present tense I/you/we/they puff he/she/it puffs present participle puffing past tense puffed past participle puffed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to smoke a cigarette, pipe etc puff on/at: Grandad sat in the …
38Puff — Puff1 1. Auf einen tüchtigen Puff, da hört ein tüchtiger Suff. 2. Buff, sä de Pape, do stött he mit sînen gegen de Dischecke. (Hildesheim.) – Hoefer, 809. 3. Ein Puff und ein Stoss und dann mit hinunter nach dem Kanal. (Oderbruch.) – Engelien,… …
39puff — n. & v. n. 1 a a short quick blast of breath or wind. b the sound of this; a similar sound. c a small quantity of vapour, smoke, etc., emitted in one blast (went up in a puff of smoke). 2 a cake etc. containing jam, cream, etc., and made of light …
40puff — [[t]pʌ̱f[/t]] puffs, puffing, puffed 1) VERB If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. [V at/on n] He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice... [V at/on n] He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened. [Also V n, V] …
