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bluff collapse: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards; pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"; a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion); bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; "a bluff but pleasant manner"; "a bluff and rugged natural leader"; very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"; frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is; deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

flurry collapse: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"; move in an agitated or confused manner

threaten collapse: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"; to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

go through the motions collapse: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

confiding collapse: willing to entrust personal matters; "first she was suspicious, then she became confiding"

double cross collapse: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"; betray by double-dealing

pretender collapse: a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)

ungracious collapse: lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior"

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

malingerer collapse: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

fomentation collapse: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord); application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation

disrespectful collapse: exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"

juggle collapse: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously; the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression; hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"; throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously; deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children"; manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"; influence by slyness

harass collapse: exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"; annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

bamboozle collapse: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

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