- nounbluff (noun) · bluffs (plural noun)
- an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something:"the offer was denounced as a bluff" · "his game of bluff"
verbbluff (verb) · bluffs (third person present) · bluffed (past tense) · bluffed (past participle) · bluffing (present participle)- try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions:"he's been bluffing all along" · "the object is to bluff your opponent into submission" · "he bluffed his way onto an Antarctic supply vessel"
- (in a card game) bet heavily on a weak hand in order to deceive opponents.
Originlate 17th century (originally in the sense ‘blindfold, hoodwink’): from Dutch bluffen ‘brag’, or bluf ‘bragging’. The current sense (originally US, mid 19th century) originally referred to bluffing in the game of poker.nounbluff (noun) · bluffs (plural noun)- a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
- CANADIAN ENGLISHa grove or clump of trees.
adjectivebluff (adjective)- (of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.
Originearly 17th century (as an adjective, originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something:
verb- try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions:
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