[{"word":"ruffs","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Senses relating to animals.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To ruffle; to disorder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To boast, to brag.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["roughy"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A game similar to whist and its predecessor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["trump"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Other species in the same genus.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["pope","ruff"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruff","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruffe","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruffs"]}]