bluffs
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Definitions ofbluffs
- An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
Example: "That is only bluff, or a bluff."
- An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
Example: "John's bet was a bluff: he bet without even so much as a pair."
- The card game poker.
- One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- An excuse.
- To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
Example: "John bluffed by betting without even a pair."
- (by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
Example: "The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing?"
- To take advantage by bluffing.
Example: "We bluffed our way past the guards."
- A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
- To fluff, puff or swell up.
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