bluff
🇺🇸
/blʌf/
🇬🇧
/blʌf/
verb
R
to pretend you will do something or know something to trick others
He tried to bluff by saying he would quit, but no one believed him.
noun
R
a trick where you pretend to do or know something to fool others
His threat was just a bluff to scare us.
R
a steep cliff or slope near water
The castle stood on a high bluff overlooking the river.
adjective
R
friendly and direct, but sometimes not very polite
His bluff manner made him seem rude, but he was kind inside.
translation
to pretend you will do something or know something to trick others
a trick where you pretend to do or know something to fool others; a steep cliff or slope near water
friendly and direct, but sometimes not very polite
Word Forms
Plural
bluffs
Progressive
bluffing
Past
bluffed
Perfect
bluffed
3rd Present
bluffs
Comparative
bluffer
Superlative
bluffest