puff up, v.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
to swell or cause to enlarge
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
blow up puff puff out puff up
sample sentences
"Her faced puffed up from the drugs""puffed out chests"
verb frames
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verb frames
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Somebody ----s something
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Did his feet %s?
verb frames
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Did his feet %s?
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Did his feet %s?
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
make larger or distend
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
puff up
sample sentences
"The estimates were puffed up"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
praise extravagantly
<verb.communication>
puff puff up
sample sentences
"The critics puffed up this Broadway production"verb frames
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verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
puff up swell
sample sentences
"The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym