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Noun

  1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
  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. An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do.
  4. :John's bet was a bluff, he bet without even so much as a pair.


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Adjective

  1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship.
  2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
  3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
  4. * 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
  5. *: ...he had a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
  6. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.


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Verb

  1. To make a bluff.
  2. :John bluffed by betting without even a pair.


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Derived terms


Category:Dutch derivations

ar:bluff da:bluff es:bluff fr:bluff io:bluff hu:bluff pl:bluff ru:bluff fi:bluff ta:bluff te:bluff vi:bluff zh:bluff

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bluff \Bluff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bluffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bluffing.]
1. (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of
betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by
betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less
value. [U. S.]
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2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by
making a show of confidence in one's strength or
resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. "A bluff or
bold shore." --Falconer.
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Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and
precipitous aspect. --Judd.
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3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
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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.
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There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a
proper defense in a moment of surprise. --I. Taylor.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Bluff \Bluff\, v. i.
To act as in the game of bluff.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. --Whittier.
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2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for
the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only
bluff, or a bluff.
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3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
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WordNet bluff
adj 1: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a
bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of
England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" [syn: bold,
sheer]
2: bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but
pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
n 1: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
2: pretense that your position is stronger than it really is;
"his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
3: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of
confidence in the strength of your cards [syn: four flush]
v 1: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with
the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
[syn: bluff out]
2: frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one
really is
Moby Dictionary
Herod , abrupt , act , act a part , acting , affable , affect ,
affectation , aggressive , appearance , approachable , artful dodge ,
artifice , artless , assume , attitudinizing , bag of tricks ,
bamboozle , barefaced , bearish , beastly , beguile , betray , biggety ,
blagueur , blatherskite , blind , bluff off , bluffer , bluffing , blunt ,
blunt-edged , blunt-ended , blunt-pointed , blunted , bluntish ,
bluster , bluster and bluff , blusterer , blustering , boastfulness ,
boasting , bold , bombast , born yesterday , bosey , bounce , brag ,
braggart , bragging , brash , bravado , bravo , breakneck , brief , broad ,
brusque , bucko , bullshit , bully , bullyboy , bullying , bustle ,
cajole , candid , catch , cavalier , charlatan , cheat on , cheating ,
cheeky , chicanery , childlike , chouse , churlish , chutzpadik ,
circumvent , cliff , cocky , color , coloring , confiding , conjure ,
contemptuous , counterfeit , cover up , cozen , crag , crude , crusty ,
curt , curve , curve-ball , deceive , deception , delude , delusion ,
derisive , design , device , diddle , direct , dirty deal , dirty trick ,
disguise , disrespectful , dissemblance , dissemble , dissembling ,
dissimulate , dissimulation , dodge , double-cross , downright , dull ,
dull-edged , dull-pointed , dulled , dullish , dupe , edgeless ,
escarpment , explicit , facade , face , facy , faired , fake , faker ,
fakery , faking , false air , false front , false show , falsity ,
fanfaron , fanfaronade , fast deal , feign , feigning , feint , fetch ,
ficelle , flip , flippant , flurry , fluster , fool , forestall ,
forthright , four-flush , four-flushing , fourflusher , frank ,
frankhearted , fraud , free , free-speaking , free-spoken ,
free-tongued , fresh , friendly , frighten off , front , fuss , gally ,
gambit , gammon , gasconade , genuine , get around , gilt , gimmick ,
gloss , good-natured , googly , gratuitous , gruff , guileless , gull ,
harsh , headland , headlong , heart-to-heart , hearty , hector ,
hectorer , hectoring , hoax , hocus-pocus , honest , hoodwink ,
hornswaggle , hot air , humbug , humbuggery , impersonator ,
impertinent , impostor , imposture , impudent , ingenu , ingenuous ,
innocent , intimidate , intimidation , joke , joker , juggle , kid ,
laconic , let down , let on , let on like , make a pretense ,
make as if , make believe , make like , malapert , malingerer ,
masquerade , meretriciousness , mislead , mock , mountebank , naive ,
nervy , no-nonsense , obtuse , open , openhearted , ostentation ,
out-herod Herod , outmaneuver , outreach , outsmart , outspoken ,
outward show , outwit , overreach , palisade , palisades , pass , pert ,
phony , pigeon , plain , plain-spoken , plainspoken , play , play a part ,
play one false , play possum , playact , playacting , ploy , plunging ,
pointless , pose , poser , poseur , posing , posture , precipice ,
precipitous , pretend , pretender , pretense , pretension , pretext ,
profess , promontory , puffery , put on , put something over ,
put to flight , quack , quacksalver , quackster , rage , rant , ranter ,
rapid , rave , raver , representation , ringer , rodomontade , roister ,
roisterer , rollick , rough , round , rounded , rude , ruse , saltimbanco ,
sassy , saucy , scar , scare away , scarp , scheme , scurvy trick ,
seeming , semblance , severe , sham , shammer , sharp , sheer , shift ,
short , show , side , simple , simplehearted , simpleminded , simulacrum ,
simulate , simulation , sincere , single-hearted , single-minded ,
slang , sleight , sleight of hand , sleight-of-hand trick , smart ,
smart-alecky , smart-ass , smoothed , snippety , snippy , snow ,
speciousness , splutter , sputter , steep , storm , straight ,
straight-out , straightforward , stratagem , string along , subterfuge ,
surly , swagger , swaggerer , swashbuckle , swashbuckler ,
swashbucklery , swasher , tactless , take in , tart , terse ,
to the point , transparent , trick , truculent , trustful , trusting ,
two-time , uncalled-for , unchecked , unconstrained , unedged ,
unequivocal , unguarded , unpointed , unreserved , unrestrained ,
unsharp , unsharpened , unsophisticated , unsuspicious , unwary , vapor ,
vaporer , varnish , vertical , wall , wile , window dressing ,
wise-ass


Moby Dictionary 320
Housing Units (2000): 191
Land area (2000): 22.096464 sq. miles (57.229577 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.554450 sq. miles (1.436019 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 22.650914 sq. miles (58.665596 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06700
Located within: Utah (UT) , FIPS 49
Location: 37.283696 N , 109.552871 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bluff , UT
Bluff
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