bluffbluff1 /blʌf/ verb [intransitive, transitive]
PRETENDto pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situationYou wouldn’t really tell her. You’re bluffing!bluff your way out of/through/past etc somebody/something (=go somewhere or succeed in doing something by deceiving someone)I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard.‘I was with Don, ’ she said, deciding to bluff it out (=continue to pretend something).bluff somebody into (doing) something (=make someone do something by deceiving them)
What Is Bluffing
To pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation You wouldn’t really tell her. You’re bluffing! Bluff your way out of/through/past etc somebody/something (=go somewhere or succeed in doing something by deceiving someone) I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard. Adjective, bluffer, bluffest. Good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken: a big, bluff, generous man. Presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline: a bluff, precipitous headland.
PRETENDto pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situationYou wouldn’t really tell her. You’re bluffing!bluff your way out of/through/past etc somebody/something (=go somewhere or succeed in doing something by deceiving someone)I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way past the guard.‘I was with Don, ’ she said, deciding to bluff it out (=continue to pretend something).bluff somebody into (doing) something (=make someone do something by deceiving them)| Look up bluff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Bluff may refer to:
Geography[edit]
- Beach ridge, a ridge running parallel to a shoreline
- Cliff, a vertical rock exposure formed by erosion
Places[edit]
United States[edit]
- Bluff, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Fayette County
- The Bluff (Atlanta), a westside neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia
- Bluff (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, a neighborhood also known as Uptown
- Bluff, Texas, an unincorporated community
- Bluff, Utah, a census-designated place (CDP)
Other places[edit]
- Bluff, Queensland, a town in Queensland
- The Bluff (Cayman Islands), the highest point of the Cayman Islands, located on the island of Cayman Brac
- Bluff, New Zealand, a town and seaport in the South Island
- Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal, a geographical region of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal
- Yamate Bluff, in Yokohama, Japan
- The informal name of Rosetta Head, a headland adjoining Victor Harbor in South Australia
Game-oriented[edit]
- Bluff (poker), a tactic in the game of poker
- Bluff (magazine), covering poker news, strategy, and major tournaments
- A slang term for liar's dice, a dice game
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Film and TV[edit]
- Bluff (2007 film), a Canadian film
- Bluff (1976 film) an Italian crime-comedy film
- 'Bluff' (Prison Break episode), an episode of the 2006 television series Prison Break
- Bluff (TV series), a Canadian game show broadcast by CBC Television
- Bluff (1924 film), an American drama silent film
- Bluff (1916 film), an American comedy silent film directed by Rae Berger
What Does Bluffing Mean
See also[edit]
- Bluffs, Illinois, a village
- Bluffs, Indiana, an unincorporated place
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