Puff, v. t. 1. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
The clearing north will puff the clouds away. Dryden.
2. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
I puff the prostitute away. Dryden.
3. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; — often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.
The sea puffed up with winds. Shak.
4. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like; — often with up.
Puffed up with military success. Jowett (Thucyd.)
5. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly. “ Puffed with wonderful skill.” Macaulay.