bluff
IPA: bɫˈʌf
noun
- An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- (poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
- (US, dated) The card game poker.
- One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- (slang, dated) An excuse.
- A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
- A town in New Zealand, the southernmost in the South Island, and seaport for the Southland region.
verb
- (poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
- (by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
- To take advantage by bluffing.
- (Manglish, Singlish) To give false information intentionally; to lie; to deceive
- To fluff, puff or swell up.
adjective
- Having a broad, flattened front.
- Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
- Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.
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Examples of "bluff" in Sentences
- The elevation of the bluff is 392 m.
- It includes wit, bluff and a lot of foolery.
- The goal is to bluff everyone out of the hand.
- The bluff overlooking the Upper Chesapeake Bay.
- Stone mounds dotted the bluffs above the floodplain.
- The attacking group slaughtered the people on the bluff.
- Signs describe the geology of the bluff and the Indian history.
- He was brisk and active, with the careless bluffness of a sailor.
- The bluff is mentioned repeatedly in the history of Antarctic exploration.
- It is a member of the Scenic Bluff Conference and the mascot is the Rockets.
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