whiff

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
2. 2
   noun An odour carried briefly through the air
3. 3
   noun A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
4. 4
   noun A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
5. 5
   noun A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
6. 6
   noun An attempted shot that completely misses the ball.
7. 7
   noun The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
8. 8
   verb To waft.
9. 9
   verb To sniff.
10. 10
    verb To strike out.
11. 11
    verb To miss the ball completely.
12. 12
    verb To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
13. 13
    verb To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
14. 14
    verb To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
15. 15
    verb To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
16. 16
    verb To fail spectacularly at a task.
17. 17
    adjective Having a strong or unpleasant odor.