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Look up: bluff

  1. Bluff
    A high, steep BANK or CLIFF.
    Found on http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces

  2. bluff
    [adj] - very steep 2. [adj] - bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured 3. [n] - a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) 4. [n] - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is 5. [n] - the act of bluffing in poker 6. [v] - deceive an opponent in...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. bluff
    a non-streamlined body,or a body of low fineness ratio Category: Physics
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Bluff
    Bluff adjective [ Confer OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or German verblüffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.] 1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, t...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/70

  5. Bluff
    Bluff noun 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. « Beach, bluff , and wave, adieu. Whittier. » 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self- ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/70

  6. Bluff
    Bluff transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bluffed ; present participle & verbal noun Bluffing .] 1. (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting o...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/70

  7. Bluff
    Bluff intransitive verb To act as in the game of bluff.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/70

  8. bluff
    bold adjective 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. bluff
    four flush noun the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. bluff
    noun pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; `his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. bluff
    noun a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. bluff
    bluff out verb deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. bluff
    verb frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. bluff
    an abrupt rise in land with a flat or rounded top that runs for some distance; often found along the edge of a river valley
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  15. Bluff
    • (n.) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. • (v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand althou...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  16. bluff
    • a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
    • pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

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  17. bluff
    betting or raising in hopes of your opponent(s) folding, as you do not believe that you have the best hand. also see semibluff.
    Found on http://www.cardschat.com/poker/guide/glo

  18. bluff
    To give a false impression of the value of hidden items in one's possession (such as cards) or one's intentions. This can either be explicitly by direct statement or implicitly through actions in the game. Poker is the best known bluffing game.
    Found on http://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Gloss

  19. Bluff
    (poker) In the card game of poker, a `bluff` is a bet or raise made with a hand which is not thought to be the best hand. To bluff is to make such a bet. The objective of a bluff is to induce a fold by at least one opponent who holds a better hand. The size and frequency of a bluff det...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluff

  20. Bluff
    (Pittsburgh) The `Bluff` or `Uptown` (also known by its former name `Soho`) is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city`s Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and just a short trip across the Monongahela River i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluff



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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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