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BLUFF OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bluff out mean?
• BLUFF OUT (verb)
The verb BLUFF OUT has 1 sense:
1. deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Familiarity information: BLUFF OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
bluff; bluff out
Hypernyms (to "bluff out" is one way to...):
go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)
Domain category:
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
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