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单词 overbid
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overbidn.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəbɪd/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌbɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overbid v.
Etymology: < overbid v.
Cards (chiefly Bridge).
A bid that is higher than is justified by the cards; a bid that is higher than the previous bid. Cf. overcall n.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > bid > other types of bid
ask1872
overcall1890
rescue bid1912
game-goer1913
reverse bid1915
denial1916
rebid1916
overbid?1917
rescue?1917
under-call1923
jump1927
invitation1928
score-bid1928
approach1929
pre-empt1929
one-over-one1931
response1931
cue-bid1932
psychic1932
asking bid1936
reverse1936
shut-out1936
under-bid1945
controlled psychic1959
relay bid1959
raise1964
psych1965
multi1972
splinter bid1977
?1917 E. Bergholt Royal Auction Bridge 101 In the early days of Auction, it was considered a very heroic thing, when you saw that the opponents would make game on their call, to rush in with an overbid that you were sure would fail, in order to keep the game alive.
1947 S. Harris Fund. Princ. Contract Bridge i. i. 15 If one of the adversaries then makes an overbid of Diamonds or Clubs,..North can then bid his Spades.
1993 Bridge Nov. 6/2 That excuse may be so flimsy as the fact that the last bid was made after a lengthy hesitation, strongly suggesting an overbid or at least a tight contract.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overbidv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˈˌbɪd/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle overbid;
Forms: see over- prefix and bid v.1
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bid v.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + bid v.1
1. transitive. To overburden (a person). Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively
overbidc1175
chargea1398
overburden1532
overload1553
overweigh1576
over-Atlas1593
overpoise1599
out-Atlas1603
superonerate1607
overfreight1711
overweight1811
overpress1886
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 6233 & tatt ȝitt muȝhenn wraþþenn godd Ȝiff ȝitt hemm oferrbedenn.
2.
a. transitive. To outbid; to make a higher bid than (a person, a previous bid or sum). Also occasionally intransitive.
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society > trade and finance > buying > buy [verb (transitive)] > bid for or offer to buy > outbid
outproffera1513
outbid1587
overbid1645
underbid1677
a1400 Prov. Wisdom (Bodl.) 90 in Anglia (1927) 51 224 Ȝif deþe wolde resayve mede, Many wolde oþer ouerbede.
1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) 99 None could over-bid him in his market for souls.
1795 W. MacRitchie Diary 26 Aug. (1897) 150 Many small farms are turned into one large farm by a rich man over-bidding all poorer neighbours whenever their leases are out.
1809 F. Ames Wks. 508 Life attaches men..to the occupations of peace. To bring soldiers into the field, the prince must overbid the allurements of these occupations.
1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iii. 82 The two men who want it [sc. work] done over-bid each other, and the workman is over-paid.
1864 T. B. Trout Let. 16 Apr. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 4th Ser. III. 409 The farmers.., swarming the country, have overbid each other.
1882 Athenæum 15 July 71 The English could always overbid the Russians in bribing Afghans.
2002 InfoProd (Nexis) 9 May A few years ago, politicians were overbidding each other in their efforts to promise the voters interest rate cuts.
b. transitive. To offer more than the value of (a thing); to offer an overpayment of (an amount). Obsolete.
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society > trade and finance > payment > pay money or things [verb (transitive)] > pay over and above or in excess
supererogate1582
overbid1646
overpay1664
1646 D. Evance Noble Order 13 The benefits..outvye, and overbid all the..service of the Creature.
1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar ii. ii. 20 A Tear! You have o'erbid all my past Sufferings, And all my future too!
1793 in F. Vesey Reports (1801) II. 55 The sum overbid is larger..amounting to one-fourth part of the original price.
3. intransitive. To bid more than the value, to bid too high. Obsolete.
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society > trade and finance > buying > buy [verb (intransitive)] > make various types of bid
revie1591
underbid1611
bida1616
overbid1616
to buy over a person's head1682
ticket1778
spring1851
tender1865
jolly1869
1616 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Scornful Ladie ii. sig. E1v Take it, h'as ouerbidden by the Sunne: binde him to his bargaine quickly.
4. Cards (chiefly Bridge).
a. intransitive. To bid more on a hand than is justified by the cards; to make a bid higher than the previous bid. Also figurative.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > play bridge [verb (intransitive)] > actions or tactics > bid > types of bid
overbid1887
double1894
redouble1894
to go back1900
pre-empt1913
rebid1914
S.O.S.1926
overcall1927
cue-bid1932
psych1932
to sign off1932
reverse1939
sacrifice1952
to pass out1959
stop1959
underbid1974
under-call-
1887 in W. B. Dick Amer. Hoyle (1888) 240 Whichever is the survivor, is again asked by the third player..who must overbid or pass, a bid of equal value being ineffectual.
?1917 E. Bergholt Royal Auction Bridge 87 It is imperative to overbid with Two Clubs, as a warning—colloquially known as a ‘rescue’.
1936 A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza iv. 35 ‘Poor child!’ his father said to himself; and then, overbidding as it were, ‘Poor motherless child!’ he added deliberately.
2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Aug. b14 (headline) Bridge; what to do if you overbid?
b. transitive. To bid more on (a hand, suit) than would be justified by the cards; to bid more than (the previous bid or bidder). Also in extended use.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [verb (transitive)] > actions or tactics > bid > types of bid
double1894
redouble1894
respond1901
overbid1908
underbid1908
to take out of ——1909
rebid1914
rescue1921
jump1927
overcall1927
pre-empt1928
cue-bid1932
psych1937
1908 R. F. Foster Auction Bridge 51 If the hand is overbid, the suit named may be a guide as to the advisability of changing to no-trumps.
1952 I. Macleod Bridge vii. 82 Be chary of overbidding a suit bid with one No Trump.
1975 Times 5 Dec. 14/6 Some European leaders, in overbidding the Brussels game, had seriously misled the public.
2002 Spectator (Nexis) 27 Apr. 51 Experts always stress the importance of discipline when playing bridge–of not overbidding your hand, however much you like the look of it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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