Definitions
There are 4 meanings of the phrase
Puff Up.
Puff Up - as a verb
Make larger or distend
Example: "The estimates were puffed up"
To swell or cause to enlarge
Example: "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blow uppuffpuff outBecome filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
Example: "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
swellPraise extravagantly
Example: "The critics puffed up this broadway production"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
puffExample Sentences
"Don't puff up your cheeks like that, it looks silly."
"The pastry will puff up as it bakes in the oven."
"The baker used yeast to make the bread dough puff up."
"I watched the bread puff up in the oven."
"The inflatable raft began to puff up as we filled it with air."
