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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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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