bidding
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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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 noun
a request to be present
they came at his bidding
Types & categories
- invitation hypernym
Related & opposite
- invite derivation
Sense 3 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
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 | invite |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | invitation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bid |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | bridge |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bridge |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | statement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | contract |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | takeout |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overcall |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | preemptive bid |