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  • 31puff out — phrasal verb Word forms puff out : present tense I/you/we/they puff out he/she/it puffs out present participle puffing out past tense puffed out past participle puffed out 1) [intransitive/transitive] if air or smoke puffs out, or if you puff it… …

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  • 32puff out — verb to swell or cause to enlarge, Her faced puffed up from the drugs (Freq. 1) puffed out chests • Syn: ↑puff, ↑puff up, ↑blow up • Derivationally related forms: ↑puffer (for: ↑ …

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  • 33puff — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pyffan, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. (1) to blow in short gusts (2) to exhale forcibly b. to breathe hard ; pant …

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  • 34puff — noun 1》 a short burst of breath or wind.     ↘a small quantity of vapour or smoke emitted in one blast.     ↘an act of drawing quickly on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.     ↘Brit. informal breath. 2》 a light pastry case containing a sweet or… …

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  • 35puff up — phrasal verb Word forms puff up : present tense I/you/we/they puff up he/she/it puffs up present participle puffing up past tense puffed up past participle puffed up 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something puffs up, or if you puff it up, it… …

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  • 36puff — [pʌf] verb I 1) [I/T] to smoke a cigarette 2) [I] to breathe noisily after running or doing something else that is physically hard • puff sth out puff up II noun [C] puff [pʌf] 1) the action of breathing in smoke from a cigarette 2) a small… …

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  • 37Air racing — thumb|250px|Apair of Sport Class racers passing the finish pylon at the Reno AirRaces.Air racing is a sport that involves small aircraft. History The first event in air racing history was held in 1909; the Grand Week of the Champagne at Reims,… …

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  • 38air-puff tonometer — an instrument for measuring intraocular pressure; it does not touch the eye, but rather senses deflections of the cornea in reaction to a puff of pressurized air …

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  • 39puff out — PHRASAL VERB If you puff out your cheeks, you make them larger and rounder by filling them with air. → See also puff 2) [V P n (not pron)] He puffed out his fat cheeks and let out a lungful of steamy breath. [Also V n P] …

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  • 40air — n 1. atmosphere, sky, aerospace, heavens, Literary. welkin, the open; ozone, oxygen, ether; breeze, zephyr, whiff, light wind, puff of wind, draft, ventilation. 2. circulation, dissemination, publication, Archaic. divulgation; revelation,… …

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