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Meaning ofpuffed upin English

puffed up

Definitions

Adjective
1. excessively proud; arrogant (in behavior)
  The politician's puffed up attitude made him unpopular.
  Synonyms:
  arrogant haughty proud conceited self-important smug superior
  Antonyms:
  humble modest unassuming deferential submissive
2. inflated with air; swollen
  The puffed up cheeks of the angry man made him look comical.
  Synonyms:
  inflated swollen bloated distended
  Antonyms:
  deflated collapsed shrunk flaccid flat
Verb
1. past tense of puffing up something
  She puffed up the pillows to make the bed look inviting.
  Synonyms:
  inflated swollen distended expanded dilated
  Antonyms:
  deflated collapsed shrunk compressed flattened

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