The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke
      with insolence; to hector; to bully.
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            You must not presume to huff us.      --Echard.
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   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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Huff \Huff\, v. i.
   1. To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
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   2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to
      storm; to take offense.
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            This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them
            huff at the doctrine of repentance.   --South.
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   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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Huff \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.
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   2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own
      value or importance.
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            Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and
            contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit.
                                                  --South.
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   To take huff, to take offence. --Cowper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

huff
    n 1: a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: huff, miff,
         seeing red]
    v 1: inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine
         almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" [syn:
         huff, snort]
    2: blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his
       way up the mountain" [syn: puff, huff, chuff]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

huff

    To compress data using Huffman coding.
   Various programs that use such methods have been called "HUFF"
   or some variant thereof.

   Opposite: puff.  Compare crunch, compress.

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   (1994-12-23)


The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

huff
 v.

    To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such
    methods have been called ‘HUFF’ or some variant thereof. Oppose puff.
    Compare crunch, compress.