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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bluff1 /blʌf/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est, n. 
adj. 
  1. good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank:a bluff way of speaking that is refreshing.
  2. Geologypresenting a bold, broad, and very steep front:a bluff cliff.

n. [countable]
  1. Geology, Geographya cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face:leaning carefully out over the bluffs.
bluff•ness, n. [uncountable][His bluffness is just an act* he's really very sneaky.]

bluff2 /blʌf/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to mislead or deceive (someone) by putting on a bold front: [~ + object]Don't try to bluff me; I know all your tricks.[no object][He's bluffing* I'm sure he can't overrule you.]
  2. [~ + object] to achieve by bluffing: I tried to bluff my way into the job.
  3. Gamesto deceive (an opponent in poker) by betting heavily on a weak hand: [no object][I think you're bluffing, so I'll meet your bet.][~ + object][He tried to bluff me with a pair of two's.]

n. 
  1. an act or instance of bluffing: [countable]It's just a bluff to get me to show what I know.[uncountable]I think his scare tactics are just bluff.
  2. a person who bluffs;
    bluffer:[countable]He's just a bluff.
Idioms
  1. Idioms call someone's bluff, to challenge someone to carry out a threat:If she thinks she can threaten us with firing us all, I think it's time we called her bluff.

bluff•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bluff1  (bluf ),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n. 
adj. 
  1. good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank;
    heartily outspoken:a big, bluff, generous man.
  2. Geologypresenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline:a bluff, precipitous headland.
  3. Naval Terms[Naut.](of the bow of a vessel) having a full, blunt form.

n. 
  1. Geology, Geographya cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face.
  2. Dialect Terms, Geography, British Terms[North Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian Prairie Provinces.]a clump or grove of trees on a prairie or other generally treeless area.
  • Middle Dutch blaf broad, flat
  • Middle Low German blaff smooth, even, or
  • perh. 1620–30
bluff′ly, adv. 
bluff′ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forthright, open, honest; rough, crude. See blunt. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abrupt, steep.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subtle.
bluff2  (bluf ),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to mislead by a display of strength, self-confidence, or the like:He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.
  2. to gain by bluffing:He bluffed his way into the job.
  3. Games[Poker.]to deceive by a show of confidence in the strength of one's cards.

v.i. 
  1. to mislead someone by presenting a bold, strong, or self-confident front:That open face makes it impossible for him to bluff.

n. 
  1. an act or instance or the practice of bluffing:Her pathetic story was all a bluff to get money from us. His assertive manner is mostly bluff.
  2. a person who bluffs;
    bluffer:That big bluff doesn't have a nickel to his name.
  3. Idioms call someone's bluff, to expose a person's deception;
    challenge someone to carry out a threat:He always said he would quit, so we finally called his bluff.
  • Low German bluffen to bluster, frighten; akin to Middle Dutch bluffen to make a trick at cards
  • perh. 1665–75
bluff′a•ble, adj. 
bluff′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deceive, fool, dupe, delude, hoodwink.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bluff / blʌf/
  1. to pretend to be confident about an uncertain issue or to have undisclosed resources, in order to influence or deter (someone)
  1. deliberate deception intended to create the impression of a stronger position or greater resources than one actually has
  2. call someone's bluff ⇒ to challenge someone to give proof of his or her claims
Etymology: 19th Century: originally US poker-playing term, from Dutch bluffen to boast
ˈbluffer
bluff / blʌf/
  • a steep promontory, bank, or cliff, esp one formed by river erosion on the outside bend of a meander
  • a clump of trees on the prairie; copse
    •
    1. good-naturedly frank and hearty
    2. (of a bank, cliff, etc) presenting a steep broad face
    Etymology: 17th Century (in the sense: nearly perpendicular): perhaps from Middle Dutch blaf broadˈblufflyˈbluffness

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