puff
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2.7
- noun
- /pʌf/
:
calada
- She took a gentle puff of her cigar while watching the sunset.
- puff on a cigarette
- take a puff
- two puffs
And that's why they're, I think a good big puff, Take a good puff and flush it.
- And that's why they're, I think a good big puff, Take a good puff and flush it.
- My other son, both very hard workers, but I don't like, I've had ease and things, you know, And I used to have a puff back in the day, but I'd had a puff.
Examples
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Harry lights a cigar with a twenty dollar bill, takes a hearty puff, and exhales.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nick lights Jack's cigar, then his own, enjoying that first puff, smiling at Jack.
Fiction book (2000) -
Yeah, just a quick puff, alright?
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You want a puff, too?
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One puff of these is like 20 cigarettes.
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And proceeds to take an enormous puff on this thing.
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"Well, we've never done that," said the chief, taking a puff at his cigarette.
Fiction book (1996) -
Take a couple of puffs of this, and you're set.
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Sandy bit off another tiny puff from her menthol cigarette.
Fiction book (1995) -
Jack dutifully takes a puff of the cigar, nods back at Nick, but it's an effort.
Fiction book (2000)
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Compounds
- South African
1
9.3
A large African snake that swells its body when threatened and has strong venom
- US
A harmless North American snake with a nose that points up that spreads its head or plays dead when scared
A smooth mixture of flour and eggs that rises into light hollow shells for sweet or savory fillings
- Specialized
A dough of flour, butter, and water that makes light, flaky layers when baked
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Etymology
Puff This sense of puff for a single draw of smoke comes from the simple idea of a small, quick breath or blow — a 'puff' — which is why we say someone took a puff on a cigar.