What is the meaning of the word "bluff"?

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  1. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bluff but pleasant manner copy to clipboard
  2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is copy to clipboard noun
    • Their bluff succeeded in getting them accepted. copy to clipboard
  3. to deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand copy to clipboard verb
    • I bluffed my opponents out of a lot of cash. copy to clipboard
  4. to frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is copy to clipboard verb
    • The bully bluffed. copy to clipboard

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