I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a puff of smoke (= a small amount that comes quickly from something )
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There was a puff of white smoke from the man's gun.
powder puff
puff pastry
puffed up
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I was so puffed up with my own importance in those days.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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Regan gazed abstractedly up at the ceiling, puffing away at his cigar.
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The rice cooker puffs away many nights, with jasmine rice scenting the air.
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He just goes on past me, puffing away and shoving this trolley thing in front of him.
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Winnie whips out a stogie and starts puffing away , blowing smoke over to your table.
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Three youths piled into it simultaneously, puffing away in my face.
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Gary and I laughed, but Nate just puffed away on his pipe.
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Of course she didn't smoke, she thought, watching them lighting up and puffing away .
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For 35 years, Richard Gourlain has puffed away on pungent unfiltered Gauloises.
out
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Here we have a co-production of mini-series ambitions, but without the necessary budget or pomposity to puff out to epic proportions.
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Under her starched cap the dyed dry hair was puffed out .
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Shot after shot puffs out of the barrel, knocking dust all around the buck.
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Birdsong drifted through the open window and a breeze puffed out the curtains.
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The father kept his cheeks puffed out because the third oldest burst into giggles every time she looked over at him.
up
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The males responded by puffing up their chests and circling slowly towards each other.
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And within the field, status comes from puffing up racial bragging points.
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Her legs look puffed up , rubbery, but they keep moving.
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They lack the sharp spines but are covered with fine prickles that are evident when the puffer puffs up .
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Subsequently, the soap became further puffed up .
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The guy was all bristly and red and puffed up , in fatigue pants and a brown shirt.
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As they obeyed, Mungo could see that the sorcerer's apprentice was a toad, puffed up with fear or pride.
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Ashby recalls his skin puffed up .
■ NOUN
chest
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The males responded by puffing up their chests and circling slowly towards each other.
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It puffed its chest , raised its upper body, and threw back the head in a gesture of defiance.
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He puffed up his chest like an exotic bird engaged in a courtship dance.
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At the fence, he suddenly sucked his stomach in and puffed his chest out.
cigar
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Regan gazed abstractedly up at the ceiling, puffing away at his cigar .
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Trumka just looked at me and puffed his cigar .
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He was puffing a fat cigar , the smoke concealing his facial features.
pipe
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Gary and I laughed, but Nate just puffed away on his pipe .
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He squatted beside us and puffed loudly on his pipe .
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Nate looked proud, puffing on his pipe as he told us about his adventure.
smoke
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Winnie whips out a stogie and starts puffing away, blowing smoke over to your table.
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Thankfully he was too dim to perceive the effect he had on his beloved and puffed smoke lovingly at every sourness.
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When they arrived at the fire, there were no flames visible, just puffs of smoke .
■ VERB
huff
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After all their huffing and puffing , every incumbent was desperate to claim some achievement.
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Now there's to be a schools painting competition about the bulldozers that can huff and puff and pull the house down.
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He ascends, huffing and puffing , stopping at each landing.
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Brian, furious, would huff and puff as Mazzin unceremoniously threw him back down on his bed.
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It was a huffing and puffing .
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People such as Safire huffed and puffed about her futures-trading profits, but the matter faded from view.
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Before long he was huffing and puffing , his dark neck thrust out at a sharp angle.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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""Sorry I'm so late Maxie,'' he said, puffing breathlessly.
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factory chimneys puffing smoke
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You could see her puffing as she carried the heavy washing basket.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Birdsong drifted through the open window and a breeze puffed out the curtains.
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Diminutive body, pink puffed sleeves, dress a criss-cross of black stripes.
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Eventually, puffing and panting, he arrived at the security gate.
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He just goes on past me, puffing away and shoving this trolley thing in front of him.
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It was a huffing and puffing.
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People such as Safire huffed and puffed about her futures-trading profits, but the matter faded from view.
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The father kept his cheeks puffed out because the third oldest burst into giggles every time she looked over at him.
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With a cry of rage, he puffed on his much-chewed stogie and fired at us.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cream
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Makes about 19 cream puffs .&038;.
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Add a little cream puff goodie for dessert and no one will be late for dinner.
■ NOUN
pastry
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She kneaded me, all right, she wanted me transformed into puff pastry just like Daddy.
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Roll out puff pastry sheet to enlarge it to a 10-inch square.
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Lumps of steak pie; livid red meat, clammy puff pastry .
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Grand Finale: A stunning Napoleon made with layers of puff pastry , hazelnut mousse, caramelized apples and muscat zabaglione.
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Escargot in puff pastry , Maine lobster soup and a 10-ounce prime filet mignon are among the swanky choices.
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Cut the puff pastry into 4 equal 5-inch squares.
powder
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Always use a clean powder puff .
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His second serve is no longer a powder puff .
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Tip a little loose powder into the palm of your hand and pat the powder puff into it.
■ VERB
take
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He took several puffs and Galvone was careful to keep quiet.
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He took another puff and began reading the names of the crews and their ship numbers.
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He lit his Havana, took a deep satisfying puff .
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Cyril sat on the dock and took a long puff .
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I take one puff when offered.
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He took such a long puff on his cigarette that he began to cough, his throat burning.
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With a flick he lit his cigarette and took a puff .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
huff and puff
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A couple of pudgy joggers were huffing and puffing along the path.
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After all their huffing and puffing, every incumbent was desperate to claim some achievement.
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Before long he was huffing and puffing, his dark neck thrust out at a sharp angle.
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Brian, furious, would huff and puff as Mazzin unceremoniously threw him back down on his bed.
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But however the warning was given, the board, huff and puff as it might, will have to pay attention.
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He huffed and puffed-but failed to shake the growing edifice of evidence stacked up against him.
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He ascends, huffing and puffing, stopping at each landing.
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It was a huffing and puffing.
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Now there's to be a schools painting competition about the bulldozers that can huff and puff and pull the house down.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And yesterday the reaction from most was to blow a puff of smoke into the law's face.
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At about a kilometre's range the whales' blow looked like small globular puffs of steam rising off the sea surface.
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In a healthy larynx, the chords vibrate gently, releasing puffs of air that are transformed into the voice.
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It went to the ceiling in corpulent puffs.
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Now and again there was a tiny puff of smoke and the smack of a hand-grenade or a burst of machine-gun fire.
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Roll out puff pastry sheet to enlarge it to a 10-inch square.
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The breezes are like a puff of air on a pinwheel.
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We aimed at the puffs of smoke we saw rising in front and on the left of us.