puff up (English, verb)
expansion: puff up (third-person singular simple present puffs up, present participle puffing up, simple past and past participle puffed up)
Senses:
glosses: To inflate with air.
tags: transitive
glosses: To fluff up, such as an animal raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
tags: intransitive
transitive
glosses: To swell due to injury or illness.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)
tags: figuratively
intransitive
Forms:
form: puffs up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: puffing up
tags: participle
present
form: puffed up
tags: participle
past
form: puffed up
tags: past