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Meaning of bluff

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bluff
      adj 1: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
             "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of
             England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" [syn: {bluff},
             {bold}, {sheer}]
      2: bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but
         pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
      n 1: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
      2: pretense that your position is stronger than it really is;
         "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
      3: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of
         confidence in the strength of your cards [syn: {bluff}, {four
         flush}]
      v 1: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with
           the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand [syn:
           {bluff}, {bluff out}]
      2: frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really
         is

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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