puff (up)

verb

Definition of puff (up)next
as in to roll up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puff (up)
  1. roll up
  2. blow up
  3. bulk
  4. increase
  5. distend
  6. inflate
  7. build up
  8. rise
Verb
  • Bay, dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has impressed people close to the club with her insistence of rolling up her sleeves and digging into her new job, her first in professional sports.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • After struggling mightily, the Eagles rolled up 142 yards in the second quarter and cleaned up their penalties, too, with just one for 5 yards.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of roll up
Verb
  • Then there was the extremist militia guys hired by his biological father (Will Patton), which left Beth blown up in her office, Kayce in a gunfight, Monica and Tate fighting off killers and John Dutton left for dead by the side of the road.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Only the most interesting people will have their entire lives blown up by their 30s.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • In the past, the Bulls bulked at offers for LaVine.
    Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
  • Cullen immediately went to work bulking Armstrong up, preparing him for the rigors of ovals.
    Jenna Fryer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Definition of bulk
Verb
  • By all measures, the company exceeded all expectations thanks to customer participation and decided to significantly increase the initial pledge to $11 million.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The presence of dogs may also increase levels of distraction and stress for other, non-dog-toting employees.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of increase
Verb
  • The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD With another strategy, diaphragmatic breathing, patients concentrate on distending their abdomen while taking in air.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Abdominal bloating is when the stomach feels full of gas and may become distended (sticks out).
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of distend
Verb
  • Providing vague or incomplete financial data, or worse, inflating numbers to seem more profitable, will only lead to a rejection.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • So, whereas the original robot had to take the time and energy to alternately inflate/deflate two actuators per up-and-down wing-flapping cycle, the new bot only has to activate one.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of inflate
Verb
  • Getting her company back up and running — a process that involved finding a new factory in China, as well as securing a $120,000 investment from a family friend to pay off existing debts and build up new inventory — took several years.
    Nicolas Vega,Raffi Paul, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
  • In recent years, many noted that Hezbollah, with help from its patron in Tehran, had built up a vast arsenal of surface-to-surface missiles and rockets that could severely harm Israel in the event of an all-out war.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of build up
Verb
  • Studies reveal that in recent years, burnout among women has risen from 38% to 42% - a concern that is both pertinent and widespread.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The radiant rises in mid-evening and is highest around 2 a.m.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of rise
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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