单词 | overbid |
释义 | overbidn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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.ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.?1917v.c1175 |
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