1. v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. make a pretence of strength or confidence to gain an advantage.
2 tr. mislead by bluffing.
--n. an act of bluffing; a show of confidence or assertiveness intended to deceive.
Phrases and idioms:
call a person's bluff challenge a person thought to be bluffing.
Derivatives:
bluffer n.
Etymology: 19th c. (orig. in poker) f. Du. bluffen brag 2. adj. & n.
--adj.
1. (of a cliff, or a ship's bows) having a vertical or steep broad front.
2 (of a person or manner) blunt, frank, hearty.
--n. a steep cliff or headland.
Derivatives:
bluffly adv. (in sense 2 of adj.). bluffness n. (in sense 2 of adj.).
Etymology: 17th-c. Naut. word: orig. unkn.