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(1):

(v. t.) To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.

(2):

(v. t.) To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.

(3):

(n.) A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.

(4):

(v. i.) To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.

(5):

(v. i.) To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense.

(6):

(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.

(7):

(n.) A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.

(8):

(v. t.) To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Huff'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/huff.html. 1828.
 
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