Bluff
verb
To pretend to have a strong position in a game or situation in order to win.
She decided to bluff and bet all her chips even though she had a poor hand.
Often appears as...
- call someone's bluff
- bluff one's way
noun
A steep cliff or bank.
The house was perched on a bluff overlooking the water.
Often appears as...
- steep bluff
- standing at the bluff
adjective
Someone who is bluff is broad, good-natured and frankly direct.
He was a forthright, bluff, man who did not mince his words.
Often appears as...
- bluff manner
- bluff expression
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Approving
noun
An act of bluffing.
My wager was a bluff, hoping the other gamblers would fold.
Often appears as...
- call a bluff
- make a bluff
verb
To pretend to have a strong position in a game or situation in order to win.
She decided to bluff and bet all her chips even though she had a poor hand.
Often appears as...
- call someone's bluff
- bluff one's way
noun
A steep cliff or bank.
The house was perched on a bluff overlooking the water.
Often appears as...
- steep bluff
- standing at the bluff
adjective
Someone who is bluff is broad, good-natured and frankly direct.
He was a forthright, bluff, man who did not mince his words.
Often appears as...
- bluff manner
- bluff expression
Usage tips
Approving
noun
An act of bluffing.
My wager was a bluff, hoping the other gamblers would fold.
Often appears as...
- call a bluff
- make a bluff
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Strategy Games
Common in strategic contexts where misleading opponents is beneficial.
In chess, sometimes a player will bluff by appearing to expose a valuable piece.
Pro Tip 2/3Poker Terminology
Often used when playing poker, representing a hand’s strength differently than reality.
She bluffed having a flush in poker.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Detachment
Suggests a lack of emotional investment, despite outward appearances.
He bluffed indifference when she left him.
Pro Tip 1/3Strategy Games
Common in strategic contexts where misleading opponents is beneficial.
In chess, sometimes a player will bluff by appearing to expose a valuable piece.
Pro Tip 2/3Poker Terminology
Often used when playing poker, representing a hand’s strength differently than reality.
She bluffed having a flush in poker.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Detachment
Suggests a lack of emotional investment, despite outward appearances.
He bluffed indifference when she left him.
Pro Tip 1/3Strategy Games
Common in strategic contexts where misleading opponents is beneficial.
In chess, sometimes a player will bluff by appearing to expose a valuable piece.
Pro Tip 2/3Poker Terminology
Often used when playing poker, representing a hand’s strength differently than reality.
She bluffed having a flush in poker.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Detachment
Suggests a lack of emotional investment, despite outward appearances.
He bluffed indifference when she left him.
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Two-year-olds bluff. Five-year-olds lie outright. They manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds, masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners,
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Filming the Kung Fu...
and obviously you have to be quiet when you're filming wildlife but i remember looking at the cameraman alistair mcewan and just both of us with our jaws on the floor just thinking what the heck is going on of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse its enemy
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3 lessons on decision-mak...
Now, a second thing poker taught me is the importance of quantifying my thinking. When you're playing, you can't just get away with going, "Eh, they're probably bluffing." That's just going to lose you a bunch of money, because poker is a game of probabilities and precision,
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The sneakiest tricksters...
Biologists have even noticed that its bluffs are newly molted mantis shrimp are more likely to bluff against smaller rivals, who are especially likely to be driven away. It would seem that instead of just threatening reflexively,
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Your Bedouin make camp at the base of a layered desert bluff.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
Two-year-olds bluff. Five-year-olds lie outright. They manipulate via flattery. Nine-year-olds, masters of the cover-up. By the time you enter college, you're going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners,
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
and obviously you have to be quiet when you're filming wildlife but i remember looking at the cameraman alistair mcewan and just both of us with our jaws on the floor just thinking what the heck is going on of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse its enemy
Video examples
3 lessons on decision-mak...
Now, a second thing poker taught me is the importance of quantifying my thinking. When you're playing, you can't just get away with going, "Eh, they're probably bluffing." That's just going to lose you a bunch of money, because poker is a game of probabilities and precision,
Video examples
The sneakiest tricksters...
Biologists have even noticed that its bluffs are newly molted mantis shrimp are more likely to bluff against smaller rivals, who are especially likely to be driven away. It would seem that instead of just threatening reflexively,
Video examples
Kung Fu Mantis Vs...
Of course, it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse its enemy.
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse its enemy
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10 Million Subscribers,...
of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse its enemy
Video examples
Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse its enemy
Video examples
Wadi Rum Offers a Unique...
Your Bedouin make camp at the base of a layered desert bluff.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
of course it's all bluff trying to look bigger and confuse
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Iman Shumpert
American Athlete
I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if you're broke, rap about being broke. If you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive, but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.
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Chris Moneymaker
American Celebrity
Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
Beginning players are predictable and rarely bluff. They tend to focus only on their own hand and simply hope to catch the one card they need to improve.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Author
When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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James Blunt
English Musician
I'm a short, fairly plain person who's bluffing his case and getting away with it.
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Joss Whedon
American Writer
I don't like uncertainty. I don't play poker. I don't like bluffing.
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David Fizdale
American Coach
Memphis don't bluff. It's a tight knit community.
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Miranda Otto
Australian Actress
Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something.
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Will Sasso
Canadian Actor
I can bluff with the best of them.
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Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Publisher
The whole world is run on bluff.
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Iman Shumpert
American Athlete
I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if you're broke, rap about being broke. If you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive, but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.
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Chris Moneymaker
American Celebrity
Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
Beginning players are predictable and rarely bluff. They tend to focus only on their own hand and simply hope to catch the one card they need to improve.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Author
When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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James Blunt
English Musician
I'm a short, fairly plain person who's bluffing his case and getting away with it.
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Joss Whedon
American Writer
I don't like uncertainty. I don't play poker. I don't like bluffing.
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David Fizdale
American Coach
Memphis don't bluff. It's a tight knit community.
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Miranda Otto
Australian Actress
Acting is bluffing, pretending to be something.
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Will Sasso
Canadian Actor
I can bluff with the best of them.
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Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Publisher
The whole world is run on bluff.
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