| Front | puff up |
|---|---|
| Back | 1. puff up • puff up sth • puff sth up to become bigger by filling with air, or to make something do this: ▪ Birds puff up their feathers to stay warm. ▪ The cookies will puff up while in the oven, and then flatten out again as they cool. 2. puff up if your eye, face, ankle etc puffs up, it swells because it is injured or infected: ▪ Sylvia's finger really puffed up where the bee stung her. ▪ Judging by how your ankle has puffed up, I think it might be broken. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑swell up |
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