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puff

verb
1
to be smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc.
پک زدن, کام گرفتن, پک کشیدن, کام زدن, پکی زدن
2
to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds
پف کردن, بخار دادن
Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.
Steam puffed out.
3
to breathe loudly and quickly, especially after you have been running
نفس زدن, نفس نفس زدن
I was starting to puff a little from the climb.
see also puffed, puffed out
4
to move in a particular direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or steam
پف کردن, دمیدن, بخار دادن
The train puffed into the station.
noun
1
an act of breathing in something such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs
پُک
2
a small amount of air, smoke, etc. that is blown from somewhere
پُک, پُف
a puff of wind
She felt a puff of warm air on her face.
Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney.
(figurative)Any chance of success seemed to vanish in a puff of smoke .
3
a hollow piece of light pastry that is filled with cream, jam, etc.
شیرینی خامه‌ای
see also cream puff
4
a piece of writing or speech that praises somebody/something too much
تعریف اغراق‌آمیز, ستایش بیش از حد
The press is full of puffs for his new movie.
The magazine ran a puff piece on him last week.
5
breath
نفس, دم
The hill was very steep and I soon ran out of puff.