| n. | 1. | Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers. |
| 2. | Anything light and downy, whose volume consists mostly of air, such as cotton or down. | |
| 3. | Something light and inconsequential; something not to be taken seriously; - used commonly of literary or dramatic productions, and sometimes of people. | |
| 4. | A mistake, especially in the recitation of lines in a drama. | |
| v. t. & i. | 1. | To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff. |
| v. t. | 1. | To make a mistake in the performance of; - used mostly of lines in a drama; |
| Noun | 1. | fluff - any light downy material |
| 2. | fluff - something of little value or significance | |
| 3. | fluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) | |
| Verb | 1. | fluff - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
| 2. | fluff - erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" Synonyms: ruffle | |
| 3. | fluff - ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect Synonyms: tease |
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