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bluff

verb

/blʌf/

Meaning

to deceive someone by pretending to have strength, knowledge, or resources that one does not actually possess

He tried to bluff his way into the exclusive club.

call someone's bluff

deceive, pretend, mislead, trick, feign

reveal, confess, admit

bluff game, bluff strategy, bluff his way, call the bluff

To introduce a substance, especially a drug, into the body using a needle.

to change the order or position of something

to convert a coded message into a readable form; to interpret meaning

to gradually spread through or over something

to be disloyal to; to reveal secrets

To suppress or put an end to something, usually by force.