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bluffed
We have found lemma(root) word of bluffed : bluff.
Definitions
[blʌf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something
(e.g: the offer was denounced as a bluff)
Phrases:
- call someone's bluff
Origin
:
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘blindfold, hoodwink’): from Dutch bluffen ‘brag’, or bluf ‘bragging’. The current sense (originally US, mid 19th century) originally referred to bluffing in the game of poker
[blʌf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions
(e.g: he's been bluffing all along)
Phrases:
- call someone's bluff
Origin
:
late 17th century (originally in the sense ‘blindfold, hoodwink’): from Dutch bluffen ‘brag’, or bluf ‘bragging’. The current sense (originally US, mid 19th century) originally referred to bluffing in the game of poker
[blʌf], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way
(e.g: a big, bluff, hearty man)
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 18th century (in the sense ‘surly, abrupt in manner’): figurative use of bluff. The current positive connotation dates from the early 19th century
[blʌf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a steep cliff, bank, or promontory
- a grove or clump of trees
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 17th century (as an adjective, originally in nautical use): of unknown origin
[blʌf], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a cliff or a ship's bows) having a vertical or steep broad front
Phrases:
Origin
:
early 17th century (as an adjective, originally in nautical use): of unknown origin
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