Definition:
- (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
- (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
- (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
- (n.) A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- (n.) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.
- (n.) A game at cards; poker.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. t.) 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.
- (v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.
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bluff vs. mesa
bluff vs. precipice
bluff vs. deceive
bluff vs. ridge
bluff vs. cheat
bluff vs. perfidious
bluff vs. dupe
bluff vs. butte
bluff vs. false
bluff vs. pretend
bluff vs. bullshit
bluff vs. cliff
bluff vs. bluffness
bluff vs. buttress
bluff vs. palisade
bluff vs. churlish
bluff vs. willow
bluff vs. poplar
bluff vs. stand
bluff vs. wood
bluff vs. bluffer
bluff vs. poker
bluff vs. braggadocio
bluff vs. intimidation
bluff vs. snow
bluff vs. buy