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Noun bluff has 3 senses

bluff - a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
--₁ is a kind of bank
bluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
--₂ is a kind of pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling

Derived form: verb bluff₂
bluff, four flush - the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
--₃ is a kind of deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation

Derived form: verb bluff₁

Verb bluff has 2 senses

bluff, bluff out - deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
--₁ is one way to move, go

Derived forms: noun bluff₃, noun bluffer₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
bluff - frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
--₂ is one way to frighten, fright, scare, affright

Derived forms: noun bluff₂, noun bluffer₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot bluff Sue