bluff
/blʌf/ noun C1- An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio. · That is only bluff, or That is only a bluff.
- An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does. · John’s bet was a bluff: he bet without even so much as a pair.
- The card game poker.
- One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- Pretense, excuse.
Plural bluffs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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"You can't bluff me, Count Sylvius." Holmes's eyes, as he gazed at him, contracted and lightened until they were like two menacing points of steel.
"And you talk about bluff!" said he.
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