āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to bluff
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āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to trick opponents in games like poker by acting confidently with a weak hand, making them think one has a strong hand
Transitive: to bluff an opponent in card games
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a risky move, she bluffed her opponent, hoping he'd fold under pressure.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒā§, āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ, āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to deceive or mislead someone by pretending to have more strength, confidence, or knowledge than one actually possesses
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He did nât know the answer but bluffed, trying to sound convincing.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻāĻžāύāϤā§āύ āύāĻž āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻĸāĻžāϞ
a high, steep cliff or bank overlooking a body of water, often formed by erosion or geological processes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They hiked to the bluff to enjoy the panoramic view of the ocean.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ, āĻāĻžāύ
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
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āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž
the act of making deceptive moves, such as betting or raising with a weaker hand, in order to mislead opponents and give the impression of having a stronger hand
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āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ, āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻā§āϞāĻž
a card game that is typically played with a standard deck of 52 cards by two or more players, in which the objective is to get rid of all of one's cards by playing them face down, while bluffing about the cards being played
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻĢ
a lesbian who combines both masculine and soft, gentle traits in appearance or personality
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Everyone admired her bluff energy at the party.
āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ bluff āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
bluff
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āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϏā§āĻāĻž
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
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āϏāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ, āϰā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
bluffer
bluff
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