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Noun

Plural for an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

Plural for bravado or bluster that is superficial or not backed up

Plural for a steep cliff, bank or promontory

Plural for the act or fact of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

Plural for a headland or promontory

Plural for a deceptive outward appearance

Plural for a person who engages in deception for personal gain at the expense of others

Plural for strategically pushing limits through bluffing, bluster, or intimidating tactics

To deceive or fool someone

To try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions

To feign sleep or inactivity, typically to deceive or mislead

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Noun

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Plural for an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

manoeuvres^UK

pretences^UK

maneuvers^US

pretenses^US

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“Nehru told the correspondent he thought this was an obvious bluff and paid no attention to it.”

Noun

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Plural for bravado or bluster that is superficial or not backed up

“Nothing would really come of the dictator's threats, they said. He was all bluff and hot air.”

Noun

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Plural for a steep cliff, bank or promontory

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“Our camp is on the west side, under a steep sandstone bluff.”

Noun

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Plural for the act or fact of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

pretences^UK

pretenses^US

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

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Noun

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Plural for a headland or promontory

Noun

Plural for a deceptive outward appearance

pretences^UK

pretenses^US

colours^UK

colors^US

demeanour^UK

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Noun

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Plural for a person who engages in deception for personal gain at the expense of others

confidence tricksters

phoneys^UK

jailbirds^US

gaolbirds^UK

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Noun

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Plural for strategically pushing limits through bluffing, bluster, or intimidating tactics

Verb

To deceive or fool someone

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

leads up the garden path

pulls one's leg

does a number on

flimflams

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

leads down the garden path

takes to the cleaners

gives someone a bum steer

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

puts on the wrong track

sends on a wild goose chase

gives the wrong impression

wrong steers

gives wrong information to

twists around your little finger

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

crosses

sends on a wild-goose chase

departs from the truth

tells stories

tells a terminological inexactitude

says something untrue

sells a bill of goods to

sells a bill of goods

does someone in the eye

puts someone up to something

slips something over on

pulls something funny

arranges fraudulently

mires

engages

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey out of

baulks^UK

puts someone off their stride

balks^US

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

exploits a loophole in

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“He is trying to bluff the people of the city of Boston and the members of this Council, in every way, shape and manner.”

Verb

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To try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions

gives the appearance of

plays

fabricates

goes through the motions of

makes a pretence of

plays possum

puts on a front

puts on a false front

goes through the motions

puts up a smoke screen

presents a false front

presents a false face

claims falsely

passes oneself off as

puts on a false display

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

sweeps under the carpet

creates out of thin air

satirizes^US

does an impression of

satirises^UK

departs from the truth

speaks with forked tongue

creates fiction

tells a terminological inexactitude

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

tells a fib

tells a little white lie

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“Karl had learned how to bluff his way out of trouble by living on the streets.”

Verb

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To feign sleep or inactivity, typically to deceive or mislead

plays possum

acts possum

pretends to sleep

rolls over and play dead

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