bluff

Adjective

• bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
  • a bluff but pleasant manner
    
  • a bluff and rugged natural leader
    

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
  • a bluff headland
    
  • where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
    
  • a sheer descent of rock
    

Noun

• the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

• pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
  • his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
    

• a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

Verb

• frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

• deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bold , sheer , four flush , bluff out