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bluff ¹  (blf)

v. bluffed, bluff·ing, bluffs

v.tr.

1. To mislead or deceive.

2. To impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence.

3. Games To try to mislead (opponents) in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.

v.intr.

To engage in a false display of strength or confidence.

n.

1. The act or practice of bluffing.

2. One that bluffs.

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[Probably from Dutch bluffen, from Low German.]

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bluffa·ble adj.

bluffer n.

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bluff ²  (blf)

n.

A steep headland, promontory, riverbank, or cliff.

adj. bluff·er, bluff·est

1. Rough and blunt but not unkind in manner. See Synonyms at gruff.

2. Having a broad, steep front.

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[Probably from obsolete Dutch blaf or Middle Low German blaff, broad.]

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bluffly adv.

bluffness n.

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bluff ¹

Verb

to pretend to be confident in order to influence (someone)

Noun

1. deliberate deception to create the impression of a strong position

2. call someone's bluff to challenge someone to give proof of his or her claims [Dutch bluffen to boast]

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bluff ²

Noun

1. a steep promontory, bank, or cliff

2. Canad a clump of trees on the prairie; copse

Adjective

good-naturedly frank and hearty [probably from Middle Dutch blaf broad]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bluff - a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) bank - a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
	2.	bluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted" dissembling, feigning, pretense, pretence - pretending with intention to deceive
	3.	bluff - the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards four flush dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving
Verb	1.	bluff - deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand bluff out card game, cards - a game played with playing cards move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
	2.	bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
Adj.	1.	bluff - 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" bold, sheer steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
	2.	bluff - bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

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bluff ¹

noun 1. deception, show, lie, fraud, fake, sham, pretence, deceit, bravado, bluster, humbug, subterfuge, feint, mere show

verb 2. deceive, lie, trick, fool, pretend, cheat, con, fake, mislead, sham, dupe, feign, delude, humbug, bamboozle (informal) hoodwink, double-cross (informal) pull the wool over someone's eyes

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bluff ²

noun 1. precipice, bank, peak, cliff, ridge, crag, escarpment, promontory, scarp

adjective 2. hearty, open, frank, blunt, sincere, outspoken, honest, downright, cordial, genial, affable, ebullient, jovial, plain-spoken, good-natured, unreserved, back-slapping << OPPOSITE tactful

Translations

bluff [blʌf] vi → tirarse un farol, farolear

n → bluff m; farol m;

(GEO) → precipicio, despeñadero;

to call sb's bluff → coger a algn en un renuncio

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bluff [blʌf] vi → bluffer

n → bluff m (= cliff); promontoire m, falaise f

adj [person] → bourru(e) → brusque;

to call sb's bluff → mettre qn au défi d'exécuter ses menaces

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bluff [blʌf] vi → bluffen

n → Bluff m;

(cliff) → Klippe f;

(promontory) → Felsvorsprung m;

to call sb's bluff → es darauf ankommen lassen

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bluff [blʌf] vi → bluffare

n → bluff m inv (= promontory); promontorio scosceso

adj [person] → brusco/a;

to call sb's bluff → mettere alla prova il bluff di qn

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bluff¹

adj bluff [blaf]

rough, hearty and frank a bluff and friendly manner. kortaf صَريحٌ وَفَظ откровен přímý, otevřený bramfri; jævn; ligefrem gutmütig ντόμπρος directo lihtne خشن و رک mutkaton direct גַס אָבַל יָשַר וּלבָבִי बेतकल्लुफ nagao,grub nyers modorú (de egyenes) terus terang, menggertak hispurslaus, hreinn og beinn franco ぶっきら棒な 솔직한 tiesus, status tiešs suka berterus terang dan ramah rondborstig rett fram, barsk, djerv, real rubaszny rude direct грубовато-добродушный otvorený odkrit srdačan burdus, hjärtlig, rättfram เป็นมิตรแต่โผงผาง açık sözlü, dobra dobra 粗率的 грубувато-прямий کھرا، صاف دل chất phác 粗率的