What exactly is a definition of a bluff?

[SallyLamb]

When someone pretends to have a hand they don't have. Period.

 

[dlam]

This is interesting thread cause it reminds me of a recent hand I was in.
I was playing Omaha and flop top two in a dry rainbow board with no straight draws with four to the flop. OOP and first to act I checked as best hand would be a set which happens lot more in Omaha than HE. 2nd and 3rd player checks The 4th player the dealer makes a pot size bet (Dealer was the original raiser )The flop was A-8-4. I have a feeling the dealer could not be playing AAxx so I repotted
The other two guys were upset and threw away their cards. The dealer folded. 2nd player said he had A-8 as well and 3rd player said he had an A as well. They ask me what I had. I didn’t say anything. Rest of the table said I might been bluffing if I didn’t have top set.
So I think this is similar situation. I 3bet cause I figure I either best hand over the dealer so I pushed. What the OP did was similar and was not a bluff IMO. It was push /shove or jam. Whatever you call it and that better definition than a bluff

 

[recerveau]

Bluff is simply making an opponent believe what you intend to make him believe. Regardless of which move you may be performing.
This is a combination of game specific knowledge, attitude and mental development.

 

[tauri103]

I understand that you are told that it was a bluff because you have nothing to do with this spot. it's normal but to bluff me is when you bet to pretend that you have the best hand. while that is not the case at all. it is difficult to bluff against players with whom we play every day. so I avoid bluffing too much on CC frerrolls.