🃏bluff

verb
/blʌf/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

He tried to bluff his way into the exclusive club.

Example Expressions

call someone's bluff

Synonyms

deceive, pretend, mislead, trick, feign

Antonyms

reveal, confess, admit

Collocations

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

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