Bluff and Play

Bluff

Bluff verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: the basketball player bluffed a shot, then passed instead

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

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Play noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Usage example: the guy at the bar made an unusually creative play to get her phone number

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

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

good	good bluff	good play
obvious	obvious bluff	obvious play
real	real bluff	real play
successful	successful bluff	successful play
Other adjectives: big, great, major, double, triple.

Brock is the most aggressive player, actually having played Poker enough to know how to bluff and play the game properly.

Source: Video Game / Poker Night 2
House Rules may either make that play illegal, and/or force a player to play the cards in front of them before adding them to the stack (giving a fair chance for the other players to call the bluff, and also making it easier to tell when a player has attempted this move).

Source: Kansas City Shuffle
The alien buys it (or is at least intrigued enough by the bluff to play along).

Source: Smart People Play Chess

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