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Puffed vs Cuffed - What's the difference?

puffed | cuffed |

As verbs the difference between puffed and cuffed

is that puffed is (puff) while cuffed is (cuff).

As an adjective puffed

is inflated or swollen or puffed can be (informal) same as puffed out .

puffed

English

Etymology 1

from puff

Verb

(head)
  • (puff)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • inflated or swollen
  • consisting of a puff
  • (of cereals) expanded by the use of steam

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from puffed out .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Same as puffed out .

    • cuffed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cuff)

    • cuff

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) cuffe, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) glove; mitten.
  • The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  • The end of a pants leg, folded up.
    • Related terms
    * cufflinks * turnup * off-the-cuff

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with cuffs.
  • To handcuff.

    • Etymology 2

    1520, “to hit”, apparently of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l), (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.
  • * Dryden
    • They with their quills did all the hurt they could, / And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
  • To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  • * Dryden
    • While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.
  • To buffet.
  • * Tennyson
    • cuffed by the gale

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  • * Spenser
    • Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; / Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.
  • * Hudibras
    • Many a bitter kick and cuff .