bluff in English

adjective

1

direct in speech or behavior but in a good-natured way.

a big, bluff, hearty man

synonyms: plain-spoken, straightforward, blunt, direct, no-nonsense, frank, open, candid, forthright, unequivocal, hearty, genial, good-natured, upfront

2

(of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.

Half the barges were away, already sweeping downriver with thin, white mustaches under their bluff bows, when a commotion awoke ashore.

noun

1

an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.

the offer was denounced as a bluff

synonyms: deception, front, subterfuge, pretense, posturing, sham, fake, deceit, feint, hoax, facade, fraud, charade, trick, ruse, scheme, machination, put-on

2

a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.

Planning the campaign involved myriad geographical factors, including the Mississippi Delta region, streams of various navigabilities, steep banks, and bluffs northeast of the city.

synonyms: cliff, promontory, ridge, headland, crag, bank, height, peak, escarpment, scarp, overhang, eminence

3

a grove or clump of trees.

A couple of miles north and south the trees thicken up and the farms all have bluffs of trees on them so it is quite scenic.

verb

1

try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

he's been bluffing all along

synonyms: pretend, sham, fake, feign, lie, hoax, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble, deceive, delude, mislead, trick, fool, hoodwink, dupe, hoax, beguile, gull, con, kid

adjective

plain-spoken, straightforward, blunt, direct, no-nonsense, frank, open, candid, forthright, unequivocal, hearty, genial, good-natured, upfront
sheer, bold

noun

deception, cliff, four flush
deception, front, subterfuge, pretense, posturing, sham, fake, deceit, feint, hoax, facade, fraud, charade, trick, ruse, scheme, machination, put-on
cliff, promontory, ridge, headland, crag, bank, height, peak, escarpment, scarp, overhang, eminence
four flush

verb

pretend, deceive
pretend, sham, fake, feign, lie, hoax, pose, posture, masquerade, dissemble
deceive, delude, mislead, trick, fool, hoodwink, dupe, hoax, beguile, gull, con, kid

Use "bluff" in a sentence

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6. That's a nice bluff.

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17. It's got to be Comb Bluff.

18. The threat was only a bluff.

19. Bluff (verb) To make a Bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is

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22. Bluff above the water and sharp below.

23. It was just a game of bluff.

24. He had a bluff way of speaking.

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26. Bluffness meaning The quality of being bluff.

27. I called his bluff, sweetheart, that's all.

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30. "Bluff is a triumphant and thrilling return

31. Bluff definition is - having a broad flattened front

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33. I can't bluff - she'd see right through me .

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35. What we're at here is a game of bluff.

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37. Bluffingly meaning As a bluff; with intent to deceive.

38. He said the tower, but he's on Comb Bluff.

39. His opponents were too irresolute to call his bluff.

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