PUFF (UP) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

puff (up)

verb

Definition of puff (up)

as in to roll up

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Verb

Place the game pieces and dice in the bag; roll up the board to store it all in the tube.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
That has prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to issue a warning to drivers to keep their car doors locked, remove all trash and food from vehicles, and keep their windows rolled up.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of roll up

Verb

The blow up bar is $1,850 plus transportation a transportation fee of a couple of hundred more, depending on the distance.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
The show’s soundtrack, which features ‘80s hits from the likes of Blondie and Duran Duran, is also blowing up.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow up

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For example, adding things like brick powder to spices, or white powders to milk, to bulk them up.

— Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
His steals total was a bit misleading, and Kansas coach Bill Self will need to bulk him up and teach him more consistent defensive habits.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of bulk

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Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Matt Entz has built up Fresno State in the trenches, and the Bulldogs should have a lethal ground attack again.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of build up

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Washington’s preoccupation with its own domestic politics, inattention to the region’s nuances, and inflated fears of Chinese and Russian advances all made the United States an easy mark for manipulative local powers.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
The connected tank holds just about enough air to inflate one of the unit's tires from nearly empty, or all four from off-road/air-down to fully aired up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflate

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The footage mixes high-speed chases and explosive action with comedic beats, framing a story built around chaos, mismatched heroism and rising stakes as the mission unfolds.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
With five minutes of task-specific data and 10 gradient steps, its average success rate rose to 83%.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

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