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OVERCALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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)
Synonyms:
overbid; overcall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("overcall" is a kind of...):
bid; bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
Domain category:
bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb overcall
