bluff
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1. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, |
| definition | : | the act of deceiving (noun.act) |
2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense, |
| definition | : | pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication) |
3. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | bank, |
| definition | : | a long ridge or pile (noun.object) |
4. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication)
5. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand (verb.competition)
6. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured (adj.all)
| similar | : | direct, |
| definition | : | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action (adj.all) |
7. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front (adj.all)
| similar | : | steep, |
| definition | : | having a sharp inclination (adj.all) |
8. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act)
9. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bluff, |
| definition | : | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication) |
10. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | bluff, |
| definition | : | pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | bluffer, four-flusher, |
| definition | : | a person who tries to bluff other people (noun.person) |
11. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | bluff, four flush, |
| definition | : | the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bluffer, four-flusher, |
| definition | : | a person who tries to bluff other people (noun.person) |
12. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured (adj.all)
| derivation | : | bluffness, |
| definition | : | good-natured frankness (noun.attribute) |
13. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act)
14. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bluff, |
| definition | : | frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication) |
15. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | bluff, |
| definition | : | pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | bluffer, four-flusher, |
| definition | : | a person who tries to bluff other people (noun.person) |
16. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | bluff, four flush, |
| definition | : | the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bluffer, four-flusher, |
| definition | : | a person who tries to bluff other people (noun.person) |
17. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured (adj.all)
| derivation | : | bluffness, |
| definition | : | good-natured frankness (noun.attribute) |
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