Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 \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 \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.

Source : WordNet®

huff
     n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {miff}, {seeing red}]
     v 1: inhale recreational drugs [syn: {snort}]
     2: blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his
        way up the mountain" [syn: {puff}, {chuff}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

huff
     
        To compress data using a {Huffman} code.  Various programs
        that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant
        thereof.
     
        Opposite: {puff}.  Compare {crunch}, {compress}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1994-12-23)