00837872-v 'frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is'; V1, V3; 
 
Chinese (simplified) 虚张声势 , 唬 , 诈唬 , 吓唬
English bluff ( ⊳ ⊳ )
Indonesian menggertak
Italian bluffare
Malaysian menemberangi , menemberang
Definitions
English
frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
Japanese
本当より強いふりをすることによって、人を怯えさせる
Relations
Hypernym: frighten
Semantic Field: communicationv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s;   Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something;  
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