Definitions for overbid

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overbid o·ver·bid

Spelling: [verb oh-ver-bid; noun oh-ver-bid]

IPA: /verb ˌoʊ vərˈbɪd; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbɪd/

Overbid is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 177 anagrams from letters in overbid (bdeiorv).

Definitions for overbid

noun

1. a higher bid.

verb (used with object)

1. to bid more than the value of (a thing):
2. to outbid:

verb (used without object)

1. to bid more than the actual value or worth:

Origin of overbid

First recorded in 1610-20; over- + bid¹

Examples for overbid

Mr. Brice was a Yankee and no gentleman, inasmuch as he had overbid a lady for Hester.

This must not be understood as a suggestion that a partner should seldom be overbid.

He should, therefore, overbid it whenever he has sufficient strength to justify such action.

Then he tried to buy the craft to take out the diamond, but Tom overbid him.

Roger bid for them, and was overbid by a farmer of the name of Hatch.

Any overbid of an adversary shows strength; an overbid of a partner who has declared No-trump may show weakness.

All I ast is for you to not overbid your hands, and I'll do the rest.

The hands are much too strong to call one Spade, as that also might not be overbid.