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Bluff
Bluff Bluff, v. i.
To act as in the game of bluff.
Bluff
Bluff Bluff, a. [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with
a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verbl["u]ffen to
confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.]
1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a
ship. ``Bluff visages.' --Irving.
2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. ``A bluff or
bold shore.' --Falconer.
Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and
precipitous aspect. --Judd.
3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as,
a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea
captain. ``Bluff King Hal.' --Sir W. Scott.
There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a
proper defense in a moment of surprise. --I. Taylor.
Bluff
Bluff Bluff, n.
1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a
ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. --Whittier.
2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for
the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only
bluff, or a bluff.
3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
Meaning of BLUFF from wikipedia
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Bluff or The
Bluff may
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Bluff,
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populous city in the US
state of
Arkansas and the
county seat of
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- The
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directed by
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written by
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Bluff Cr**** may
refer to:
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- Pine
Bluff may
refer to: Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, the
county seat of
Jefferson County Pine
Bluff ****nal, a
military installation in
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Poplar Bluff is a city in
Butler County in
southeastern Missouri,
United States. It is the
county seat of
Butler County and is
known as "The
Gateway to...
- Bluff,
Tennessee White Bluffs,
Washington White Bluffs AVA
White Bluff (Demopolis, Alabama), a
national historic site
White Bluff Formation, a geologic...
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Gosses Bluff (or Gosse's
Bluff) is
thought to be the
eroded remnant of an
impact crater.
Known as
Tnorala to the
Western Arrernte people of the surrounding...
- poker, a
bluff is a bet or
raise made with a hand
which is not
thought to be the best hand. To
bluff is to make such a bet. The
objective of a
bluff is to...
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Bluff Master may
refer to:
Bluff Master (1963 film), a
Hindi film
directed by
Manmohan Desai Bluff Master (2018 film), a
Telugu film
directed by Gopi Ganesh...
