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bid

/ bid /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an attempt to get something
"they made a futile play for power"
"he made a bid to gain attention"
Type of:
attempt effort endeavor
verb Sense 2
make a serious effort to attain something
"His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
Type of:
seek
Derived:
tender play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
"He called his trump"
Type of:
play
Kinds of:
raise double outcall underbid outbid
Derived:
caller bidding bidder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
card game cards
verb Sense 4
ask for or request earnestly
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
Type of:
plead
Derived:
adjuration command bidding dictation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
noun Sense 5
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
Type of:
offer offering
Kinds of:
overbid buyout bid
Derived:
tender offer
noun Sense 6
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Type of:
statement
Kinds of:
contract declaration takeout overbid overcall
Has parts:
bridge
Derived:
call
Domain:
bridge
noun Sense 7
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Type of:
speech act
Kinds of:
countermand order commission charge direction
Derived:
dictate order prescribe beseech entreat
verb Sense 8
invoke upon
"wish you a nice evening"
"bid farewell"
Type of:
greet recognize recognise
Kinds of:
congratulate felicitate
Derived:
regard wish compliments
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 9
propose a payment
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
Kinds of:
by-bid subscribe overbid underbid outbid
Derived:
tender bidder offer offering
Entails:
dicker bargain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
auction auction sale vendue
verb Sense 10
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Type of:
request
Kinds of:
tempt allure challenge
Derived:
bidding summons invitation
Usage Patterns:
It ----s that CLAUSE
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
71
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

attempt effort endeavor seek play raise double outcall underbid outbid plead offer