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bluffs definition

bluffs


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bluff 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bluff 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  bluff 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  bluff 
 
  2  senses  of  bluff 
 
  Sense  1 
  bluff,  bluff  out 
  =>  move  go 
 
  Sense  2 
  bluff 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  bluff 
 
  bluff  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  bluff 
 
  Sense  1 
  bluff,  bluff  out 
  =>  move  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  bluff 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  bluffs 
  council  bluffs 
 
  Grep  of  noun  bluff 
  bluff 
  bluffer 
  bluffness 
  pine  bluff 
  poplar  bluff 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bluff 
 
  The  noun  bluff  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  bluff  --  (a  high  steep  bank  (usually  formed  by  river  erosion)) 
  2.  (2)  bluff  --  (pretense  that  your  position  is  stronger  than  it  really  is  "his  bluff  succeeded  in  getting  him  accepted") 
  3.  bluff,  four  flush  --  (the  act  of  bluffing  in  poker;  deception  by  a  false  show  of  confidence  in  the  strength  of  your  cards) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bluff 
 
  The  verb  bluff  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bluff,  bluff  out  --  (deceive  an  opponent  in  a  card  game  by  a  bold  bet  on  an  inferior  hand  with  the  result  that  the  opponent  withdraws  a  winning  hand) 
  2.  bluff  --  (frighten  someone  by  pretending  to  be  stronger  than  one  really  is) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  bluff 
 
  The  noun  bluff  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  bluff  --  (a  high  steep  bank  (usually  formed  by  river  erosion)) 
  2.  (2)  bluff  --  (pretense  that  your  position  is  stronger  than  it  really  is  "his  bluff  succeeded  in  getting  him  accepted") 
  3.  bluff,  four  flush  --  (the  act  of  bluffing  in  poker;  deception  by  a  false  show  of  confidence  in  the  strength  of  your  cards) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bluff 
 
  The  verb  bluff  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  bluff,  bluff  out  --  (deceive  an  opponent  in  a  card  game  by  a  bold  bet  on  an  inferior  hand  with  the  result  that  the  opponent  withdraws  a  winning  hand) 
  2.  bluff  --  (frighten  someone  by  pretending  to  be  stronger  than  one  really  is) 



bluffs definition