Definition of Bid

Verb: bid (bade,bidden,bidding, also bid)  bid

  1. (auction) propose an amount you are prepared to pay for something
    - offer, tender
     
  2. Invoke upon
    "bid farewell";
    - wish
     
  3. Ask for or request earnestly
    "The prophet bid all people to become good persons";
    - beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
     
  4. (card game) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
    "He bade his trump";
    - call
     
  5. Make a serious effort to attain something
    "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
     
  6. Ask someone in a friendly way to do something
    - invite
Noun: bid  bid
  1. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
    - command, bidding, dictation
     
  2. An attempt to get something
    "he made a bid to gain attention";
    - play
     
  3. A formal proposal to buy at a specified price
    - tender
     
  4. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
    - bidding

See also:
bicylindrical
Bida

Anagrams containing the word bid

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