puff sth up
— phrasal verb with puff /pʌf/ verbDefinition
› to become larger or full of air, or to make something become larger in this way: When the pastry is golden and puffed up, take the pie out of the oven.Becoming biggerEnlarging and inflatingEnlarging and inflatingBecoming bigger
(Definition of puff sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accrual noun
- accrue verb
- balloon verb
- billow verb
- bloat verb
- bloated adjective (SWOLLEN)
- broaden out phrasal verb
- build (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- enlarge verb
- enlargement noun
- expansion noun
- extend verb (INCREASE)
- extend verb (STRETCH)
- grow out of sth phrasal verb (CLOTHES)
- grow up phrasal verb (CITY)
- lengthen verb
- outgrow verb (SIZE)
- puff up phrasal verb
- stretch verb (MAKE LONGER)
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