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Bluff — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bluff verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.

Senses

Bluff is used for these senses in English:

  • bluff (poker, countable, or, uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.

bluff — full definition

  1. verb To pretend to be stronger, more confident, or more prepared than you really are, in order to deceive or intimidate.
  2. noun An act of pretending to be stronger or more confident than you really are.
  3. noun A steep cliff or bank, often beside a river or the sea.

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