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noun • a short light gust of air • a light inflated pastry or puff shell • exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) • bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together • a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin • thick cushion used as a seat • a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) • forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth adjective satellite • gathered for protruding fullness verb • smoke and exhale strongly • suck in or take (air) • breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted • make proud or conceited • praise extravagantly • speak in a blustering or scornful manner • to swell or cause to enlarge • blow hard and loudly | ||||||||
| 40% | 9 | Pull the plug on | ||||||
verb • bring to an end or halt • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||||||||
| 37% | 13 | People who pull the plug | ||||||
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Pull Plug Crossword Clue
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PUFF which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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PUFF
Updated: January 22, 2025
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