bluffblʌf(adj.; n.)-er, -est

1. (adj.)good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.

2. presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front:

   a bluff, precipitous headland.

   Category: Geology

3. (n.)a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.

   Category: Geology, Geography (terms)

4. Upper Midwest and Canada.a clump or grove of trees in a generally treeless area.

   Category: Dialect, Canada/Canadian, British

Origin of bluff:

1620–30

bluff′ness(n.)

bluffblʌf(v.t.)

1. to mislead or intimidate by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like.

2. to achieve by bluffing:

   to bluff one's way into a job.

3. to deceive (an opponent in poker) by betting heavily on a weak hand.

   Category: Games

4. (v.i.)to put on a bold or self-confident front in order to mislead.

5. (n.)an act or instance of bluffing.

6. a person who bluffs; bluffer.

Idioms for bluff:

1. call someone's bluff, to challenge someone to carry out a threat.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of bluff:

1665–75

bluff′er(n.)