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verbdeceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
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"a bluff headland"adjectivevery steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
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nounthe act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
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"a bluff but pleasant manner" "a bluff and rugged natural leader"adjectivebluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
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verbfrighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
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"his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"nounpretense that your position is stronger than it really istype of:
Definition that contains bluff
- bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- memphis largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
- vicksburg a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
- bluffer a person who tries to bluff other people
- four flush the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- four-flusher a person who tries to bluff other people
- beach aster slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
- seaside daisy slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
- erigeron glaucous slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California