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    bluff
    [bləf]
    noun
    bluff (noun) · bluffs (plural noun)
    1. 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"
    verb
    bluff (verb) · bluffs (third person present) · bluffed (past tense) · bluffed (past participle) · bluffing (present participle)
    1. 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.
    Origin
    late 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.
    bluff
    [bləf]
    adjective
    bluff (adjective)
    1. direct in speech or behavior but in a good-natured way:
      "a big, bluff, hearty man"
    Origin
    early 18th century (in the sense ‘surly, abrupt in manner’): figurative use of bluff. The current positive connotation dates from the early 19th century.
    bluff
    [bləf]
    noun
    bluff (noun) · bluffs (plural noun)
    1. a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
    2. CANADIAN ENGLISH
      a grove or clump of trees.
    adjective
    bluff (adjective)
    1. (of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.
    Origin
    early 17th century (as an adjective, originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.
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    noun
    1. an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something:
      deception
      subterfuge
      pretense
      sham
      fake
      show
      deceit
      feint
      delusion
      hoax
      fraud
      masquerade
      charade
      trick
      stratagem
      ruse
      maneuver
      scheme
      artifice
      machination
      humbug
      bluster
      bombast
      bragging
      false show
      idle boast
    verb
    1. try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions:
      pretend
      sham
      fake
      feign
      lie
      hoax
      pose
      posture
      masquerade
      dissemble
      dissimulate
      deceive
      delude
      mislead
      trick
      fool
      hoodwink
      dupe
      take in
      beguile
      humbug
      bamboozle
      gull
      cheat
      cozen
      put on an act
      put it on
      adjective
      1. direct in speech or behavior but in a good-natured way:
        plain-spoken
        straightforward
        blunt
        direct
        no-nonsense
        frank
        open
        candid
        outspoken
        to the point
        forthright
        unequivocal
        downright
        hearty
        rough
        abrupt
        curt
        gruff
        short
        brusque
        genial
        approachable
        good-natured
        friendly
        not afraid to call a spade a spade
        speaking as one finds
        Opposite:
        diplomatic
        evasive
      noun
      1. a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
        cliff
        ridge
        promontory
        headland
        crag
        bank
        slope
        height
        peak
        escarpment
        scarp
        precipice
        rock face
        overhang
        eminence

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