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bluff- (noun)
- An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff.
- An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do.
- John's bet was a bluff, he bet without even so much as a pair.
- (verb)
- To make a bluff.
- John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
- (noun)
- A high, steep bank, as 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.
- (adjective)
- Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
- Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- ...he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
- Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
