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bluffs out

bluffs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bluff out.

Meaning of bluff out

Verb

bluff out (third-person singular simple present bluffs out, present participle bluffing out, simple past and past participle bluffed out)

  1. (transitive) To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.
    • He really thought, however, he had heard Col. Macy speak in high terms of young Mr. Ashley as a favored suitor; and Miss Adelaide always seemed pleased with his attentions; he wouldn't be bluffed out of that, any way.1856, C[aroline] A. Hayden, chapter X, in Carrie Emerson; or, Life at Cliftonville, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: James French and Company, →OCLC, page 117

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What is bluffs out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bluffs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bluff out.

Words near bluffs out in the dictionary

  1. bluffings
  2. blufflike
  3. bluffly
  4. bluffness
  5. bluffs
  6. bluffs out
  7. Bluffton
  8. blufftop
  9. blufftops
  10. bluffy
  11. Bluford

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