Huff

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
  • (v. t.) To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.
  • (v. t.) To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
  • (v. i.) To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
  • (v. i.) To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.
  • (v. i.) To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece.
  • (n.) A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.
  • (n.) A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.

Compare huff with other words:

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duff vs. huff

huff vs. ruff

huff vs. tuff

guff vs. huff

huff vs. luff

buff vs. huff

fettle vs. huff

huff vs. scoff

huff vs. puff

dod vs. huff

forfeit vs. huff

huff vs. huffy

huff vs. inhalant

huff vs. inhale

breathe vs. huff

boaster vs. huff

disgust vs. huff

annoyance vs. huff

huff vs. sigh

grunt vs. huff

breath vs. huff

anger vs. huff

huff vs. umbrage

huff vs. strop

huff vs. tantrum

huff vs. mood