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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a '''bluff''' answer; a '''bluff''' manner of talking; a '''bluff''' sea captain.
  • Having a broad, flattened front; as, the '''bluff''' bows of a ship.
  • Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  • Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.

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Noun:

  • A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
  • An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only '''bluff''', or a '''bluff'''.
  • Canadian Prairies A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
  • poker An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do.

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Verb:

  • To make a '''bluff'''.

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