bluff
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
Types & categories
- bank hypernym
Sense 2 verb
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- four flush derivation
- bluffer derivation
- card game domain topic
Sense 3 adjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
a bluff headland
Related & opposite
- steep similar to
Sense 4 noun
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
Types & categories
- dissembling hypernym
Related & opposite
- bluff derivation
Sense 5 verb
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
Types & categories
- fright hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 adjective
bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
a bluff but pleasant manner
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
Types & categories
- dissimulation hypernym
Related & opposite
- bluff derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bank |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | four flush |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluffer |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | card game |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | steep |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluff |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissembling |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluff |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluffer |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | fright |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluffness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | direct |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluff |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissimulation |