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English noun: bidding | |||
| 1. | bidding (communication) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | ||
| Synonyms | bid, command, dictation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speech act | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | behest, charge, commandment, commission, countermand, direction, injunction, open sesame, order | ||
| 2. | bidding (communication) a request to be present | ||
| Samples | They came at his bidding. | ||
| Synonyms | summons | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | invitation | ||
| 3. | bidding (communication) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make | ||
| Synonyms | bid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contract, declaration, overbid, overcall, pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid, takeout | ||
| Part meronym | bridge | ||
| Domain category | bridge | ||
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