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(noun) an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" |
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Synonyms: play |
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Related Words: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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(verb) ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
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Synonyms: adjure, beseech, entreat, press |
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Related Words: plead |
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(verb) make a bid for; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" |
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Related Words: seek |
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(verb) make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" |
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Synonyms: call |
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Related Words: outbid, outcall, overbid, play, preempt, raise, underbid |
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(noun) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
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Synonyms: bidding |
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Related Words: contract, declaration, overbid, overcall, takeout |
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(noun) a proposal to buy at a specified price |
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Synonyms: tender |
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Related Words: buyout bid, offer, offering, overbid |
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(verb) ask someone in a friendly way to do something |
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Synonyms: invite |
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Related Words: allure, challenge, request, tempt |
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(verb) invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
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Synonyms: wish |
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Related Words: congratulate, felicitate, greet, recognize |
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(verb) propose a payment; as at sales or auctions; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
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Synonyms: offer, tender |
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Related Words: by-bid, outbid, overbid, subscribe, underbid |
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(noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
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Synonyms: bidding, command, dictation |
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Related Words: behest, charge, commandment, commission, direction, injunction, open sesame, order, speech act |
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