Bluff and Rook

Bluff

Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: I bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French and thus would be the perfect person to serve in the newspaper's Paris bureau

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

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Rook

Rook verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

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

Nearby Words: rookery, rooky

Common collocations

someone bluff someone rook someone
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