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puff up

/ puff up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make larger or distend
"The estimates were puffed up"
Type of:
inflate blow up expand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
Type of:
swell swell up intumesce
Derived:
puffer blowfish globefish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
praise extravagantly
"The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
Type of:
praise
Derived:
puff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Type of:
act behave do
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
20
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inflate blow up expand swell swell up intumesce praise act behave do