"semi-bluff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: semi-bluffs [plural]
Etymology: semi- + bluff Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|bluff}} semi- + bluff Head templates: {{en-noun}} semi-bluff (plural semi-bluffs)
  1. (poker) A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that he or she has some chance of improving his hand to win at a showdown. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-semi-bluff-en-noun-NxyPfh1f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: semibluff

Verb [English]

Forms: semi-bluffs [present, singular, third-person], semi-bluffing [participle, present], semi-bluffed [participle, past], semi-bluffed [past]
Etymology: semi- + bluff Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|bluff}} semi- + bluff Head templates: {{en-verb}} semi-bluff (third-person singular simple present semi-bluffs, present participle semi-bluffing, simple past and past participle semi-bluffed)
  1. (poker) To attempt a semi-bluff Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-semi-bluff-en-verb-2TaTtBgi Categories (other): English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 42 58 Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: semibluff

Inflected forms

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