overbid

English

Etymology 1

From over- +‎ bid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)
  • (verb): enPR: ō'və-bĭdʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/

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  • (noun): enPR: ōʹvə-bĭd', IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/

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• (General American)
  • (verb): enPR: ō'vər-bĭdʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/
  • (noun): enPR: ōʹvər-bĭd', IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvɚˌbɪd/

• Rhymes: -ɪd

Verb

overbid (third-person singular simple present overbids, present participle overbidding, simple past and past participle overbid)

1. (intransitive) To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
2. (transitive) To outbid.
3. (intransitive, card games) To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Noun

overbid (plural overbids)

1. An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
2. (card games) The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.

Etymology 2

Verb

overbid

1. simple past and past participle of overbide

Anagrams

• bioderv, verboid

Danish

Etymology

From over +‎ bid (“bite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔvərbid/, [ˈɒwɐˌb̥ið]

Noun

overbid n (singular definite overbiddet, plural indefinite overbid)

1. overbite (a malocclusion, in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones)

Inflection

Declension of overbid

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	overbid	overbiddet	overbid	overbiddene
genitive	overbids	overbiddets	overbids	overbiddenes

Antonyms

• underbid ("underbite")