bluff
Definition
- n. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- n. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
- n. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- v. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Word forms
- Present participle
- bluffing
- Past tense
- bluffed
- Past participle
- bluffed
- Third person singular
- bluffs
- Comparative
- bluffer
- Superlative
- bluffest
Example sentences
n.
We stood at the edge of the bluff and looked down at the ocean below.
a.
Her bluff honesty made her very popular among her friends.
v.
He tried to bluff his way out of trouble, but it didn’t work.