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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Grew. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --South. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.'' --W. 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. --South. {To take huff}, to take offence. --Cowper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: huff n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {miff}, {seeing red}] v 1: inhale recreational drugs [syn: {snort}] 2: blow hard and loudly [syn: {puff}, {chuff}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Huff, KY Zip code(s): 42250 Huff, ND Zip code(s): 58537 From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: huff 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}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: huff To compress data using a {Huffman} code. Various programs that use such methods have been called HUFF" or some variant thereof. Opposite: {puff}. Compare {crunch}, {compress}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-23)
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