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1. (adj.) bluff
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
2. bluff
presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front:
a bluff, precipitous headland.
3. (n.) bluff
a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.
4. (v.t.) bluff
to mislead or intimidate by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like.
5. bluff
to achieve by bluffing:
to bluff one's way into a job.
6. bluff
to deceive (an opponent in poker) by betting heavily on a weak hand.
7. (v.i.) bluff
to put on a bold or self-confident front in order to mislead.
8. (n.) bluff
an act or instance of bluffing.
9. bluff
a person who bluffs; bluffer.
10. bluff
call someone's bluff, to challenge someone to carry out a threat.
Etymology: (1665–75)
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1. (noun) bluff
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
2. (noun) bluff
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
"his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
3. (adj) bluff, four flush
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
4. (adj) bluff, bold, sheer
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"
5. (verb) bluff
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
"a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
6. (verb) bluff, bluff out
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
7. (verb) bluff
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
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1. (verb) bluff
to try to deceive
She'd been bluffing throughout the game.
2. (noun) bluff
an attempt to deceive
I could tell it was a bluff.
3. bluff
call sb's bluff
to challenge sb when you do not believe what they say
I called his bluff and asked him to show me the money.
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1. (adj) Bluff
having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship
2. (adj) Bluff
rising steeply with a flat or rounded front
3. (adj) Bluff
surly; churlish; gruff; rough
4. (adj) Bluff
abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain
5. (noun) Bluff
a high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face
6. (noun) Bluff
an act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff
7. (noun) Bluff
a game at cards; poker
8. (verb) Bluff
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
9. (verb) Bluff
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
10. (verb) Bluff
to act as in the game of bluff
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Sense: rough, hearty and frank
a bluff and friendly manner.
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 Afrikaans: kortaf |
 Arabic: صَريحٌ وَفَظ |
 Bulgarian: откровен |
 Brazilian: franco |
 Czech: přímý, otevřený |
 German: gutmütig |
 Danish: bramfri; jævn; ligefrem |
 Greek: ντόμπρος |
 Spanish: directo |
 Estonian: lihtne |
 Farsi: خشن و رک |
 Finnish: suorasukainen |
 French: direct |
 Hebrew: גַס אָבַל יָשַר וּלבָבִי |
 Hindi: बेतकल्लुफ |
 Croatian: nagao, grub |
 Hungarian: nyers modorú (de egyenes) |
 Indonesian: terus terang, menggertak |
 Icelandic: hispurslaus, hreinn og be |
 Italian: franco |
 Japanese: ぶっきら棒な |
 Korean: 솔직한 |
 Lithuanian: tiesus, status |
 Latvian: tiešs |
 Malay: suka berterus terang dan |
 Dutch: rondborstig |
 Norwegian: rett fram, barsk, djerv, |
 Polish: rubaszny |
 Persian: خشن و رک |
 Pashto: باټی،لاپی وهل |
 Portuguese: rude |
 Romanian: direct |
 Russian: грубовато-добродушный |
 Slovak: otvorený |
 Slovenian: odkrit |
 Serbian: srdačan |
 Swedish: burdus, hjärtlig, rättfra |
 Thai: เป็นมิตรแต่โผงผาง |
 Turkish: açık sözlü, dobra dobra |
 Taiwanese: 粗率的 |
 Ukrainian: грубувато-прямий |
 Urdu: کھرا، صاف دل |
 Vietnamese: chất phác |
 Chinese: 粗率的 |
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