Defenition of the word bluff
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Defenition of the word bluff
- A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face
- bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
- pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
- a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
- deceive an opponent in a card game by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
- having a prominent and almost vertical front; "abluff headland"; "the bold face of the cliff"; "a sheer descent of rock"
- the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
- pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
- bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Synonyms for the word bluff
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- bluff out
- bold
- con
- deceit
- deceive
- fake
- fake it
- four flush
- lie
- pass off
- pretend
- pretense
- ruse
- sham
- sheer
- trick
Similar words in the bluff
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- bluff
- bluffed
- bluffer
- bluffer's
- bluffers
- bluffest
- bluffing
- bluffs
- direct
- steep
Hypernyms for the word bluff
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- affright
- bank
- deceit
- deception
- dissembling
- dissimulation
- feigning
- fright
- frighten
- go
- move
- pretence
- pretense
- scare
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