Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overbid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overbid \O`ver*bid"\, v. t.
To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overbid
n 1: a bid that is higher than preceding bids
2: (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) [syn: {overcall}]
v 1: to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win, in Bridge
2: bid more than the object is worth, as during an auction
[ant: {underbid}]
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