Bluff and Take

Bluff

Bluff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

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Take and bluff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Bluff".

Nearby Words: bluffing, bluffer, bluffed, bluffy

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Bluff and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

good	good bluff	good take
clear	clear bluff	clear take
similar	similar bluff	similar take
complete	complete bluff	complete take
Other adjectives: obvious, real, big, great, huge, subtle, major, intentional, triple.

He appears once more to take his anger out on Neil Goldman after discovering his suicide attempt was a bluff.

Source: Such a Phony
Sima's sons were convinced that it was a bluff, but Sima himself thought (from previous encounters) that Zhuge didn't take risks, and that there must be some deep strategem behind this display.

Source: Refuge In Audacity / Literature
One strip emphasizes this by having Haley take a potion that gives her a large bonus to her bluff skill.

Source: Implausible Deniability

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