bluff

-1 n. அகன்ற செங்குத்தான முகப்புடைய மேட்டு நிலம், சுவர் போன்ற மேட்டு முகப்பு,(பெ.) செங்குத்தான முகப்புடைய, முரட்டுத்தனமாகப் பேசுகிற, மொட்டையாகக் கூறுகிற, பருவெட்டமான, நௌதவுச்சுழிவற்ற, பண்பு நயமற்ற, மூடிமழுப்பாத, மனந்திறந்த, கட்டற்ற.-2 n. வெற்றிறுமாப்பு, வெற்றுவேட்டு, வெற்று வீம்புச் செயல், செயல்திற வாய்ப்பற்ற மொட்டை அச்சுறுத்தல், முழுப்பொய்கூறி ஏமாற்றுதல், குதிரையின் கண்மறைப்பு, (வினை) வெற்றுவேட்டால் அச்சுறுத்து, முழுப்பொய் கூறி ஏமாற்று, பெருமையடித்து ஏய், வெற்று வீம்புபேசு.

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Bluff, a. Etym: [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verblüffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.] 1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. "Bluff visages." Irving. 2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. "A bluff or bold shore." Falconer. Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect. Judd. 3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough. 4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain. "Bluff King Hal." Sir W. Scott. There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise. I. Taylor. 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. Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. Whittier. 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. 3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] Bartlett. Bluff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bluffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bluffing.] 1. (Poker) Defn: To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value. [U. S.] 2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.] Bluff, v. i. Defn: To act as in the game of bluff. Bluff, a. Etym: [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verblüffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.] 1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. "Bluff visages." Irving. 2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. "A bluff or bold shore." Falconer. Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect. Judd. 3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough. 4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain. "Bluff King Hal." Sir W. Scott. There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise. I. Taylor. 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. Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. Whittier. 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. 3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] Bartlett. Bluff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bluffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bluffing.] 1. (Poker) Defn: To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value. [U. S.] 2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.] Bluff, v. i. Defn: To act as in the game of bluff.