Bluff and Maneuver

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Bluff noun - A steep wall of rock, earth, or ice.

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Maneuver and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maneuver" instead the word "Bluff" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Maneuver noun - A military training exercise.

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Bluff and maneuver are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead the word "Maneuver" as a noun or a verb.

Star Trek (not known for its continuity) has a moment in the "The Deadly Years" where Kirk references the Corbomite Self-Destruct Device from "The Corbomite Maneuver" in order to bluff some Romulans.

Source: Call Back
In Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver", Kirk threatens to use the eponymous strategy (as a bluff) with a device embedded in the Enterprise that would reflect any attack back at an aggressor.

Source: Attack Reflector
From Star Trek: The Original Series, there is of course, the Corbomite Maneuver, where Kirk is able to bluff his way out of a fight by convincing his potential enemy that to engage his ship would result in their immediate destruction in turn.

Source: To Win Without Fighting

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