bluff
//blʌf//
Verb
To deceive someone by pretending to have strength, confidence, or abilities that one does not actually possess.
He bluffed his way through the interview by pretending to have more experience than he actually had.
To mislead an opponent in a card game by betting heavily on a weak hand.
He tried to bluff his way through the poker game with a pair of twos.
Noun
An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one will do something or has something that one does not.
His threat to quit was just a bluff.
A steep cliff, bank, or promontory, especially one overlooking water.
We stood on the bluff and watched the waves crash against the rocks below.
Adjective
Direct and good-natured in manner; frank and hearty.
He has a bluff manner that makes everyone feel at ease.
(Of a cliff or headland) having a broad, steep front.
The bluff cliffs rose dramatically from the sea.