English noun: bid | |||
1. | bid (communication) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | ||
Synonyms | bidding, command, dictation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speech act | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | behest, charge, commandment, commission, countermand, direction, injunction, open sesame, order | ||
2. | bid (act) an attempt to get something | ||
Samples | They made a futile play for power. He made a bid to gain attention. | ||
Synonyms | play | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
3. | bid (communication) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price | ||
Synonyms | tender | ||
Broader (hypernym) | offer, offering | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buyout bid, overbid | ||
4. | bid (communication) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make | ||
Synonyms | bidding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | contract, declaration, overbid, overcall, pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid, takeout | ||
Part meronym | bridge | ||
Domain category | bridge | ||
English verb: bid | |||
1. | bid (possession) propose a payment | ||
Samples | The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting. | ||
Synonyms | offer, tender | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | by-bid, outbid, overbid, subscribe, underbid, underbid | ||
Entail | bargain, dicker | ||
Domain category | auction, auction sale, vendue | ||
2. | bid (communication) invoke upon | ||
Samples | Wish you a nice evening. Bid farewell. | ||
Synonyms | wish | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | greet, recognise, recognize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | congratulate, felicitate | ||
3. | bid (communication) ask for or request earnestly | ||
Samples | The prophet bid all people to become good persons. | ||
Synonyms | adjure, beseech, conjure, entreat, press | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plead | ||
4. | bid (possession) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands | ||
Samples | He called his trump. | ||
Synonyms | call | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | double, outbid, outcall, overbid, preempt, raise, underbid | ||
Domain category | card game, cards | ||
5. | bid (possession) make a serious effort to attain something | ||
Samples | His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seek | ||
6. | bid (communication) ask someone in a friendly way to do something | ||
Examples | They bid him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | invite | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allure, challenge, tempt | ||