bluff – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: bank,
pretence,
feigning,
dissembling,
pretense,
deception,
dissimulation,
deceit,
go,
move,
affright,
fright,
frighten,
scare
bluff
v.
deceive, swindle; mislead
n.
headland, cliff; deceit, deception
adj.
ascending steeply; simple and good-natured
Bluff
Bluff may refer to:
Geography
- Beach ridge, a high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
bluff
Noun
1. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
(hypernym) bank
2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
(hypernym) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
3. the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
(synonym) four flush
(hypernym) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(derivation) bluff out
Verb
1. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
(synonym) bluff out
(hypernym) move, go
(derivation) four flush
(classification) card game, cards
2. frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
(hypernym) frighten, fright, scare, affright
Adjective
1. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
(synonym) bold, sheer
(similar) steep
2. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"
(similar) direct
Bluff (der)
nm.
bluff, deceit, deception; fake, counterfeit, imitation, copy
bluffen
v.
bluff, deceive, swindle; mislead
bluff
nm.
bluff, deceit
