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Puff Of An Engine Crossword Clue

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noun

• the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

• (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

• a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

verb

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• utter while panting, as if out of breath

36%6Puff, puff, pass item
noun

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

34%4Puff? Puff perhaps, when legless
noun

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

verb

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

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New York Times11 Sep 1985 Across 65
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