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What's The Definition Of 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.
\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.
\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.