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bluff

adjective
  1. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
    “a bluff but pleasant manner”
  2. very steep
    sheer
noun
  1. the act of bluffing in poker
    four flush
  2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
    “Their bluff succeeded in getting them accepted.”
  3. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
verb
  1. to frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
    “The bully bluffed.”
  2. to deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
    “I bluffed my opponents out of a lot of cash.”
    bluff out