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2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: huffing adj : breathing heavily [syn: {puffing}, {puffy}] n : an act of forcible exhalation [syn: {puffingl}, {snorting}]
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