Contract and Puff out

Opposite meaning terms

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

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Puff out is an antonym for contract.

Puff out verb - To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs".

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Contract is an antonym for puff out in topics: stretch, bulge, bloat, project outward.

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