puff

Definitions

• (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
• (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
• (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
• (countable) A sudden gust.
• (informal) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
• (countable) A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
• (dated) 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.
• A puffball.
• A powder puff.
• (uncountable) The drug cannabis.
• (countable) A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
• (derogatory) : a male homosexual, especially an effeminate one.
• (slang) Life.
• A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
• (genetics) A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.