bluff
ബ്ലഫ്
definition
verb
he's been bluffing all along
try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.
noun
the offer was denounced as a bluff
an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
Planning the campaign involved myriad geographical factors, including the Mississippi Delta region, streams of various navigabilities, steep banks, and bluffs northeast of the city.
a steep cliff, bank, or promontory.
adjective
a big, bluff, hearty man
direct in speech or behavior but in a good-natured way.
Half the barges were away, already sweeping downriver with thin, white mustaches under their bluff bows, when a commotion awoke ashore.
(of a cliff or a ship's bow) having a vertical or steep broad front.
example
Matching his rugged features he cultivated a 'bluff' manner, parading humble origins and ridiculing a man who corrected his accent.
Today, all that remains is a 'bluff' of trees in the middle of a cultivated field.
This attached vortex force is the source of pressure drag on a 'bluff' body, such as a sphere or a flat plate normal to a steady flow.
I was beginning to believe it had all been a big 'bluff' …
HE'S the gruff, 'bluff' detective who's as likely to bawl you out for making bad tea as to snap the handcuffs on a villain - so would you let him loose in a fighter jet?
The 'bluff' sea-captains and commercial adventurers who founded the Australian colonies had no special gift for symbolism, but they knew what was expected of them.
How many games of double-and-triple 'bluff' are going on here?
his game of 'bluff'
With limited resources and the inability to properly police such a vast area, the colonial authorities were playing little more than a game of 'bluff' .
They had informed him that my attempt was no 'bluff' - it was not done to get attention - a half attempt.
Those who play showhand rely not only on their skill, luck, courage and concentration, but also on their ability to 'bluff' .
Little or no mound fill was added to the westernmost edge of the mound with the contours of this area remaining essentially the same as the natural 'bluff' ridge.
Both their livelihoods depend on the ability to 'bluff' and sniff out fraud.
The stark rock, fading lower green fields, and deep blue of the ocean comes as a shock after the flat lush landscape and 'bluff' coastline that characterises the rest of the county.
He had a 'bluff' and ebullient, although sympathetic manner, and was hospitable, always the life and soul of the party frequently one he had given himself.
The man, beneath his coarse and 'bluff' exterior, is haunted by a sense of his own inadequacy.
There is nothing of the 'bluff' and blustery manner, or the mean looks and imperious nature with which he had brought to life several characters in quick succession, the previous day.
Blunt Limerick man and 'bluff' Tipperary man did not enjoy the most harmonious of relationships.
This is a play about transformations: a boy into a man, a man into a king, enmity to possible love (the wooing scene between the 'bluff' Henry and the enchanting French princess is a delight).
there's no point in trying to 'bluff' it out
the object is to 'bluff' your opponent into submission
Megan looked over and up at a tall and 'bluff' boy she's seen at school before standing in the doorway of what seemed to be his compartment.
the offer was denounced as a 'bluff'
The sun is just starting to illuminate the horizon of a cloud-laden sky and the dragons are behind a 'bluff' of trees right on the city limits.
There are probably those who still believe that this is a 'bluff' .
Here a narrow 'bluff' trail crosses open country known today as the East West Ranch, affording views back toward pine forests embracing the town.
During trips home we'd have these 'bluff' conversations about money and prospects, pensions and security.
A tough, 'bluff' man, he had no desire to relive ancient trouble.
the offer was denounced as a 'bluff'
His amiable personality and 'bluff' manner had an impact and he came across as the straightforward soldier, doing his best for the country.
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