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The correct spelling is bluff.
How to pronounce bluff
/blʌf/
nounIPA: /blʌf/
Say it like: Blu-ff
The correct spelling is bluff. An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. For example: "That is only bluff, or a bluff."
Usage Examples
“That is only bluff, or a bluff.”
“John's bet was a bluff: he bet without even so much as a pair.”
“John bluffed by betting without even a pair.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- 2.An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
- 3.The card game poker.
- 4.One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- 5.An excuse.
verb
- 1.To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
- 2.(by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
- 3.To take advantage by bluffing.
- 4.To fluff, puff or swell up.
adjective
- 1.Having a broad, flattened front.
- 2.Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- 3.Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
- 4.Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.
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