Bluff
- Bluff
Bluff may refer to:
* an expression of self-confidence, an empty boast
Geography
* a very steep and broad hill or small cliff, frequently next to a river or ocean;United States places
* Bluffs, Illinois, a village
* Bluffs, Indiana, an unincorporated place
* Bluff (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, a neighborhood also known as Uptown
* Bluff, Texas, a settlement
* Bluff, Utah, a town;Other places
* Bluff, New Zealand, a town and seaport in the South Island
* Bluff, Queensland, a town in Australia
* Bluff, South Africa, a geographical region of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal
* Bluff, a crater on Mars named after the New Zealand town (see List of craters on Mars)
Entertainment
* Bluff (poker), a tactic in the game of poker
* Bluff (game), an old form of poker
* "Bluff" Magazine, covering poker news, strategy, and major tournaments
* A slang term for liar's dice, a dice game
* Bluff (Prison Break episode), an episode of the television series "Prison Break"
* "Bluff" (play), by Jeffrey Sweet
* "Bluff" (film), a 2007 Canadian film nominated for a Genie Award
* "Bluff", a 2007 Colombian movie starring Veronica Orozco
ee also
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bluff — bluff … Dictionnaire des rimes
bluff n — bluff v … English expressions
bluff — [ blɶf ] n. m. • 1840; mot angl. amér. 1 ♦ Aux cartes, Attitude destinée à impressionner l adversaire en lui faisant illusion. 2 ♦ (1895) Attitude destinée à en faire accroire, à intimider l adversaire sans en avoir les moyens. ⇒ mensonge,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bluff — Bluff, a. [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verbl[ u]ffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.] 1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. Bluff visages.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bluff — adj Bluff, blunt, brusque, curt, crusty, gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech or manner. Bluff, the only term of the group used in a complimentary sense, connotes outspokenness, rough good nature, and unconventionally which bespeak a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bluff — Ⅰ. bluff [1] ► NOUN ▪ an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. ► VERB ▪ try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. ● call someone s bluff Cf. ↑call someone s bluff … English terms dictionary
Bluff — Bluff, n. 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. [1913 Webster] Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. Whittier. [1913 Webster] 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self confidence for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bluff — s.m.inv. 1. TS giochi in alcuni giochi di carte, spec. nel poker, tattica con cui si cerca di indurre gli avversari a ritirarsi dal gioco facendo credere di avere un gioco superiore a quello effettivo 2. CO estens., il far credere qcs. più… … Dizionario italiano
Bluff — [bluf, blœf] Sm Täuschung erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. bluff, dessen Herkunft nicht zweifelsfrei geklärt ist. Ausgangspunkt für die Entlehnung ist wohl das Kartenspiel Poker, bei dem der Bluff zur Spielpraxis … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Bluff — Bluff: Bluff общепринятое сокращение (обозначение) имени ботаника, которое добавляется к научным (латинским) названиям некоторых таксонов ботанической (бинарной) номенклатуры и указывает на то, что автором этих наименований является… … Википедия
