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Word: Bluff
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘blindfold, hoodwink’): from Dutch bluffen ‘brag’, or bluf ‘bragging’. The current sense (originally US, mid 19th century) originally referred to bluffing in the game of poker
blʌf
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something
Short Definition:attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something
Examples:- the offer was denounced as a bluff
- his game of bluff
Word: Bluff
Speech Type: Verb
blʌf
try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions
Short Definition:try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions
Examples:- he's been bluffing all along
- they bluffed their way past the sentries
- the object is to bluff your opponent into submission
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