bid
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Types & categories
- speech act hypernym
- countermand hyponym
- order hyponym
- commission hyponym
- commandment hyponym
- injunction hyponym
- behest hyponym
- open sesame hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
propose a payment
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- offering derivation
- bid derivation
- bidder derivation
- auction sale domain topic
- bargain entails
Sense 3 noun
an attempt to get something
they made a futile play for power
Types & categories
- effort hypernym
Related & opposite
- bid derivation
Sense 4 verb
invoke upon
wish you a nice evening
Types & categories
- greet hypernym
- felicitate hyponym
Related & opposite
- compliments derivation
Sense 5 noun
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
Types & categories
- offering hypernym
- overbid hyponym
- buyout bid hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
ask for or request earnestly
The prophet bid all people to become good persons
Types & categories
- plead hypernym
Related & opposite
- bid derivation
- adjuration derivation
- adjuratory derivation
- acquiescent derivation
Sense 7 noun
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Types & categories
- statement hypernym
- contract hyponym
- takeout hyponym
- overcall hyponym
- preemptive bid hyponym
Parts & wholes
- bridge part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
He called his trump
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 9 verb
make a serious effort to attain something
His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
Types & categories
- seek hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- invitation derivation
- summons derivation
- acquiescent derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dictate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | command |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjure |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dictate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | countermand |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | order |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | commission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | commandment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | injunction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | behest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open sesame |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | offering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bidder |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | auction sale |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | bargain |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | by-bid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | subscribe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overbid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | underbid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outbid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | underbid |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | compliments |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | greet |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | felicitate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tender |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | offering |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | overbid |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | buyout bid |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjuration |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjuratory |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | acquiescent |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | plead |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | bridge |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bridge |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | statement |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | contract |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | takeout |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | overcall |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | preemptive bid |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | bidding |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | bidder |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | caller |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | card game |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | play |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | raise |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | double |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | outcall |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | underbid |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | outbid |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | overbid |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | preempt |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | seek |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | invitation |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | summons |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | acquiescent |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | request |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | allure |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | challenge |