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(v)
puff up
make larger or distend
“The estimates were puffed up”
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(v)
puff
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puff up
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blow up
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puff out
to swell or cause to enlarge
“Her faced puffed up from the drugs”
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“puffed out chests”
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(v)
swell
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puff up
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
“The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son”
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(v)
puff
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puff up
praise extravagantly
“The critics puffed up this Broadway production”
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