Meaning of OVERBID
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'owvur`bid, [v]`owvur'bid
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- [n] (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
- [n] a bid that is higher than preceding bids
- [v] bid more than the object is worth, as during an auction
- [v] to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win, in Bridge
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| | Synonyms: | | overcall |
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| | Antonyms: | | underbid | | |
| | See Also: | | bid, bid, bidding, call, offer, tender, tender | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ver*bid"\, v. t.
To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of. --Dryden.
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