Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having a broad, flattened front.

    the bluff bows of a ship

    very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

  2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.

    отве́сныйotvésnyj, обры́вистыйobrývistyj

  3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.

    гру́быйgrúbyj, ре́зкийrézkij, бесцеремо́нныйbesceremónnyj

  4. Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.

    a bluff answer

    a bluff manner of talking

    poltrig, polterig

    прямо́йprjamój, откры́тыйotkrýtyj, открове́нныйotkrovénnyj

Examples

124 sentences
  1. I know that Tom is bluffing.

    Я знаю, що Том блефує. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что Том блефует. — odexed

  2. I suspect that Tom is bluffing.

    Підозрюю, Том блефує. — deniko

    ruПодозреваю, что Том блефует. — odexed

  3. I knew that Tom was bluffing.

    Я знав, що Том блефує. — deniko

  4. Tom may be bluffing.

    Том, можливо, блефує. — deniko

  5. Tom called my bluff.

    Том розкусив мій блеф. — deniko

    ruТом меня раскусил. — odexed

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
rising steeply with a flat or rounded front:
surly; churlish; gruff; rough:
abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque:

Origin

Related to Middle Low German blaff (“smooth”).

Related to Middle Low German blaff (“smooth”).

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Forms

bluffer, bluffest
Comparativebluffer Lesson
Superlativebluffest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front:boldsheer

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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