PUFF UP
\pˈʌf ˈʌp], \pˈʌf ˈʌp], \p_ˈʌ_f ˈʌ_p]\
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to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
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become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
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make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
By Princeton University
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