Puff-up Definition

verb

To inflate with air.

We puffed up the balloons.
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To swell due to injury or illness.

My hand puffed up where the cat had scratched me.
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To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)

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Puff-up Sentence Examples

  • Sometimes an infected bite can abscess and actually puff up with a growth that looks like a large pimple or boil.

  • Splay the game out on two screens, puff up the single player and sprinkle with a sweet pinch of free online play and you've got a mega hit for the DS.

  • You want shorts that will continue to skim the body, rather than puff up and then drag you down.

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