puff up

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	puff up - make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up" inflate, amplify, expand, blow up - exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
	2.	puff up - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests" puff out, puff, blow up swell up, tumesce, tumefy, intumesce, swell - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
	3.	puff up - become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" swell behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
	4.	puff up - praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" puff praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"