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.
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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.
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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.
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