Meanings
overbid1
verboverbid (third-person singular simple present overbids, present participle overbidding, simple past and past participle overbid)
present singular third person overbids · participle present overbidding
- transitiveTo outbid.
nounoverbid (plural overbids)
plural overbids
- An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
- card gamesThe announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
overbid2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of overbide
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishbid
- Englishoverbid
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
overbid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbid
MLA
“overbid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbid.
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