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Make larger or distend
"The estimates were puffed up";
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| 2. puff up [ Synonyms: blow up, puff, puff out] | |
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To swell or cause to enlarge
"Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests";
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| 3. puff up [ Synonyms: swell] | |
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Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son";
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فخر یا غصے سے بھر جانا۔ |
| 4. puff up [ Synonyms: puff] | |
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Praise extravagantly
"The critics puffed up this Broadway production";
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