The meaning of Puffed

verb

Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.

Usage examples:

A billboard advertising beer

verb

Make or become swollen with fluid or gas.

Usage examples:

The fungus has bloated their abdomens

noun

A disease of livestock characterized by an accumulation of gas in the stomach.

Usage examples:

Also, grazing that leaves very short stubble could lead to a greater risk of bloat if livestock are…

verb

Cure (a herring) by salting and smoking it lightly.

Usage examples:

The latter, however, are very agreeable and good for making pickled or bloated herring.

verb

(of wind) move creating an air current.

Usage examples:

A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea

noun

A strong wind.

Usage examples:

We're in for a bit of a blow

noun

A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.

Usage examples:

He received a blow to the skull

phrasal verb

Explode.

Usage examples:

The car blew up as soon as it hit the wall

phrasal verb

Lose one's temper.

Usage examples:

Mum had blown up at dad with more than her usual vehemence

phrasal verb

Inflate.

Usage examples:

My stomach had started to blow up

adjective

Gasping for breath, typically due to exertion.

Usage examples:

The climb left me breathless

noun

A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.

Usage examples:

The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon

verb

Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.

Usage examples:

The veins in his neck bulged

verb

Praise formally or officially.

Usage examples:

He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions

verb

To formally praise or mention with approval someone or something

Usage examples:

Lamos should be commended for creating important opportunities for minority actors., the reporter d…

verb

Make or become wider, larger, or more open.

Usage examples:

Her eyes dilated with horror

verb

To become or make something, esp. an opening, wider or more open

Usage examples:

[ t ] the doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils.

verb

Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.

Usage examples:

The abdomen distended rapidly

verb

(usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially because of pressure from inside

Usage examples:

During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach., the medication i take causes m…

verb

Declare one's public approval or support of.

Usage examples:

The report was endorsed by the college

noun

Give support or one's approval to

verb

To make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone

Usage examples:

We’re not endorsing tax increases., my wife has publicly endorsed lunny for city council., he endor…

verb

Make or become larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

They have renovated and enlarged the four-storey building

verb

To become larger, or to cause something to become larger

Usage examples:

The city council voted to enlarge the park., he suffers from an enlarged heart.

verb

To become bigger, or to make something bigger

Usage examples:

The inclusion of customs receipts will enlarge the available pool of money., enlarged business/comp…

verb

Become or make larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

Their business expanded into other hotels

verb

Extend in one or more directions

verb

To increase something in size, number, or importance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the air in the balloon expands when heated., [ t ] they expanded their number of stores signi…

verb

Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.

Usage examples:

A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun

A convulsive catching of breath.

Usage examples:

His breath was coming in gasps

verb

Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.

Usage examples:

A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun

A convulsive catching of breath.

Usage examples:

His breath was coming in gasps

verb

Present participle of gasp

Usage examples:

When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise., [ + speech ] "help me!" he gasped…

verb

Fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended.

Usage examples:

Never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres

verb

To cause an object to increase in size and shape by filling it with air or gas, or (of an object) to become larger as a result of this process

Usage examples:

[ t ] to inflate balloons, [ i ] air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.,…

verb

To increase the value or price of something, or to become more valuable or expensive

Usage examples:

People who bought homes years ago have seen the values inflate and property taxes rise with the inf…

verb

Swell up.

Usage examples:

Each woman i take seems to deepen my rage, intumesce my lust, and refine my deviant appetite.

noun

Goods to be bought and sold.

Usage examples:

Shops which offered an astonishing range of merchandise

verb

Promote the sale of (goods), especially by their presentation in retail outlets.

Usage examples:

A new breakfast food can easily be merchandised

noun

Commodities offered for sale

verb

Breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.

Usage examples:

He was panting when he reached the top

noun

A short, quick breath.

Usage examples:

Robyn was breathing rather fast, in shallow pants

noun

Underpants or knickers.

adjective

Breathing with short, quick breaths; out of breath.

Usage examples:

A panting dog

verb

Breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.

Usage examples:

He was panting when he reached the top

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

Usage examples:

Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

verb

Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.

Usage examples:

Some regulation is still required to promote competition

verb

Assign to a higher position

verb

To advertise something in order to sell it

Usage examples:

The new model cars are being heavily promoted on television., a new campaign has been launched to p…

verb

Make (something) widely known.

Usage examples:

Use the magazine to publicize human rights abuses

verb

Make known to people as a whole

verb

To make information available about someone or something

Usage examples:

Luna has helped publicize the problem of homelessness.

verb

Breathe in repeated short gasps.

Usage examples:

Exercises that make you puff

noun

A short, explosive burst of breath or wind.

Usage examples:

A puff of wind swung the weathercock round

noun

A light pastry case, typically one made of puff pastry, containing a sweet or savoury filling.

Usage examples:

A jam puff

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

verb

Put forward (someone or something) with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose or role.

Usage examples:

George had recommended some local architects

verb

Express a good opinion of

verb

To suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done

Usage examples:

Can you recommend a hotel in san francisco?, [ + that clause ] i recommend that you go on a diet.

verb

Become swollen.

Usage examples:

The tumefied face, the swollen and blackened eyes and lips

adjective

Breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest.

Usage examples:

His wheezing old father

verb

Breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.

Usage examples:

The illness often leaves her wheezing

verb

Present participle of wheeze

Usage examples:

I could hear the old man behind me wheezing., i know when i've been smoking too much because i star…

adjective

Making the sound of a person wheezing.

Usage examples:

A wheezy laugh

adjective

Making a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty

Usage examples:

He took a few wheezy breaths., she's stopped coughing but is still a little bit wheezy.

adjective

Having difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.

Usage examples:

She wasn't really hurt, just winded

verb

Cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.

Usage examples:

The fall nearly winded him

adjective

Having difficulty breathing, usually because you have just done some physical activity that caused you to breathe too quickly

Usage examples:

He was overweight and out of shape, and he got winded easily.