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Meaning of word bluff from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion).

Meaning : Pretense that your position is stronger than it really is.

Example : His bluff succeeded in getting him accepted.

Meaning : The act of bluffing in poker. Deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards.

Synonyms : four flush

Meaning : Very steep. Having a prominent and almost vertical front.

Example : A bluff headland.
Where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise.
A sheer descent of rock.

Synonyms : bold, sheer

Meaning : Bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured.

Example : A bluff but pleasant manner.
A bluff and rugged natural leader.

Meaning : Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand.

Synonyms : bluff out

Meaning : Frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is.

blow up (verb)
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

guff (noun)
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).

precursor (noun)
A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction).

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

with child (adjective)
In an advanced stage of pregnancy.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

ordnance store (noun)
Military supplies.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

telescope (verb)
Crush together or collapse.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.