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Adjective:
- Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a '''bluff''' answer; a '''bluff''' manner of talking; a '''bluff''' sea captain.
- Having a broad, flattened front; as, the '''bluff''' bows of a ship.
- Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
- Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
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Noun:
- A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only '''bluff''', or a '''bluff'''.
- Canadian Prairies A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
- poker An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do.
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