Crag vs Bluff - What's the difference?
crag | bluff |
A rocky outcrop.
* Sir Walter Scott
(geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.
An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
(poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than they actually do.
(US, dated) The card game poker.
((poker) To make a bluff ; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
(by analogy ) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
(senseid) (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
Having a broad, flattened front.
Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
* Falconer
* Judd
Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
* 1883:
Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque.
* I. Taylor
As nouns the difference between crag and bluff
is that crag is a rocky outcrop while bluff is an act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.As a verb bluff is
( To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.As an adjective bluff is
having a broad, flattened front.As a proper noun Bluff is
the southernmost town in the South Island of New Zealand, and seaport for the Southland region.crag
English
(wikipedia crag)Noun
(en noun)- From crag' to ' crag the signal flew.
Derived terms
* cragfast * craggy * cragsmanAnagrams
*bluff
English
(wikipedia bluff)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- That is only bluff''', or a '''bluff .
- John's bet was a bluff : he bet without even so much as a pair.
- (Bartlett)
Verb
(en verb)- John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
- The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing ?
Derived terms
* bluffer * double bluff * triple bluff * quadruple bluff * semi-bluffEtymology 2
Related to blaff, "smooth".Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(er)- the bluff bows of a ship
- a bluff or bold shore
- Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and precipitous aspect.
- he had a bluff , rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels.
- a bluff''' answer; a '''bluff''' manner of talking; a '''bluff sea captain
- There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defence in a moment of surprise.