Meaning

1 senses

  1. To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.

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

Forms

bluffs out, bluffing out, bluffed out, bluffed out
Base formbluff out · to bluff out
3rd person singularbluffs out
Present participlebluffing out
Past simplebluffed out
Past participlebluffed out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybluff out
he, she, itbluffs out

Past simpleLesson

all personsbluffed out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bluffed out
he, she, ithas bluffed out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bluff out

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand:bluff

Word family

3 related words
Relatedbluffblufferbluffing

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bluesbluffbluishblunderblunt
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