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    Bluff
    /bləf/

    noun

    • 1. a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
    • 2. a grove or clump of trees. Canadian

    adjective

    • 1. (of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.
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  3. Definition of bluff – Learner’s Dictionary. bluff. verb [ I, T ] uk / blʌf / us. Add to word list. to pretend you will do something or that you have knowledge, in order to force someone to do something: He won't really leave her - he's only bluffing. bluff. noun [ C ] uk / blʌf / us. an attempt to bluff. Idioms. call sb's bluff.

  4. bluff. noun. /blʌf/. /blʌf/. Idioms. [uncountable, countable] an attempt to trick somebody by making them believe that you will do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you know something when you do not, in fact, know it. It was just a game of bluff.

  5. noun. an act or instance or the practice of misleading by presenting a bold, strong, or self-confident front: Her story was all a bluff to get money from us. His assertive manner is mostly bluff. a person who misleads by presenting knowledge, self-confidence, or boldness; bluffer: That big bluff doesn't have a nickel to his name.

  6. 2 days ago · A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it. The letter was a bluff. It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff. Synonyms: deception, show, lie, fraud More Synonyms of bluff. 2. See to call someone's bluff. 3. transitive verb/intransitive verb

  7. What does the adjective bluff mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective bluff , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. noun A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. noun An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio. noun U.S. A game at cards; poker. intransitive verb To act as in the game of bluff.

  9. Bluff definition: good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken. See examples of BLUFF used in a sentence.

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