a light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling
a jam puff
a review of a work of art, book, or theatrical production, especially an excessively complimentary one
the publishers sent him a copy of the book hoping for a puff
a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment
a powder puff
she sent her a box of dusting powder with a swansdown puff
breathe in repeated short gasps
exercises that make you puff
swell or become swollen
he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out
when he was in a temper, his cheeks puffed up and his eyes shrank
advertise with exaggerated or false praise
publishers have puffed the book on the grounds that it contains new discoveries