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单词 overcall
释义

overcall

verb

over·​call ˌō-vər-ˈkȯl How to pronounce overcall (audio)
overcalled; overcalling; overcalls

transitive verb

: to make a higher bid than (the previous bid or bidder) in a card game

intransitive verb

: to bid over an opponent's bid in bridge when one's partner has not bid or doubled
overcall
ˈō-vər-ˌkȯl How to pronounce overcall (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web West led a club — East had overcalled — and East played the eight to keep communication. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2019 Some would double, and a few brave souls — those who aren’t terrified of being minus 800 — would overcall 1NT. Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019 Your partner overcalls one heart, and the next player passes. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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