overbid

Other forms: overbidding; overbidden; overbids

Definitions of overbid
  1. verb
    bid more than the object is worth
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    antonyms:
    underbid
    bid too low
    type of:
    bid, offer, tender
    propose a payment
  2. verb
    to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
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    type of:
    bid, call
    make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
Definitions of overbid
  1. noun
    a bid that is higher than preceding bids
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    type of:
    bid, tender
    a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
  2. noun
    (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)
    synonyms: overcall
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    type of:
    bid, bidding
    (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
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