puff, blow; take offense, become angry; behave arrogantly
fit of anger, fit of offended dignity, sulky fit
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Huff Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.
To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.
(v. t.)
To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
(v. t.)
To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
(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.
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.
(v. i.)
To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
(v. i.)
To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.
To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.
(n.)
A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.
huff
\huff\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. huffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. huffing.] [cf. oe. hoove to puff up, blow; prob. of imitative origin.]
1. to swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.
2. to treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully. you must not presume to huff us. --echard.
3. (draughts) to remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). see huff, v. i., 3.
huff
\huff\, v. i. 1. to enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
2. to bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense. this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance.
3. (draughts) 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.
huff
\huff\, n. 1. a swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. "left the place in a huff." irving.
2. a boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge of wit.
similar words(1)
to take huff
transitory spell of anger or resentment
**In a huff he slammed the door.TO QUIT IN A HUFF.
She got/went into a huff because my brother didn't remember her name.
**In a huff he slammed the door.TO QUIT IN A HUFF.
She got/went into a huff because my brother didn't remember her name.
Noun
1. a state of irritation or annoyance
(synonym) miff, seeing red
(hypernym) irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration
Verb
1. inhale recreational drugs
(synonym) snort
(hypernym) inhale, inspire, breathe in
(entail) drug, do drugs
2. blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
(synonym) puff, chuff
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) puffing, huffing, snorting
Huff Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Huff Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
v. To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called `HUFF' or some variant thereof. Oppose puff. Compare crunch, compress.
Huff Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Huff or huffing may refer to:
- Huff (TV series), a Showtime television program
- Huff (board games)
- Huff and puff apparatus
- Huff-Duff (HF/DF) High Frequency Direction Finder
- Huff-Daland Aero Corp
- to huff, or huffing, slang term for the use of inhalants
- a Huff - a regional slang term for a measurement in drinking - either 8 pints or 8 shots depending on what alcoholic beverage your drinking! e.g a Huff of rum(8 shots) or a Huff of cider (8 pints). Named after Matthew Huffadine(nicknamed Huff).
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