Bluff word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "bluff" word
[noun] pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
[noun] a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
[adjective] bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
[adjective] 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"
[verb] frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
[verb] 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
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\Bluff\, n. 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. --Whittier. 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. 3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
\Bluff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bluffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bluffing}.] 1. (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value. [U. S.] 2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.]
\Bluff\, v. i. To act as in the game of bluff.
Synonyms for bluff
bluff out, bold, direct, four flush, sheer, steep
See also: affright | bank | deceit | deception | dissembling | dissembling | dissimulation | feigning | fright | frighten | go | move | pretence | pretense | scare |
Related terms: artifice, artless, bluntish, bluster, breakneck, bustle, contemptuous, dull-edged, dullish, four-flush, fraud, frighten off, hectorer, Herod, impudent, intimidate, outreach, pert, play, ploy, poseur, precipice, put something over, quacksalver, raver, semblance, sincere, unpointed, unsharp, wile
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Let's analyse "bluff" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: FFULB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
bluff: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three. |
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