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The Meaning of bid

  • () of Bid
  • (v. t.) To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).
  • (v. t.) To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc.
  • (v. t.) To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.
  • (v. t.) To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.
  • (v. t.) To invite; to call in; to request to come.
  • () imp. & p. p. of Bid.
  • (n.) An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.
  • (v. t.) To pray.
  • (v. t.) To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.
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Synonyms

play , bidding , statement , command , tender , control , program line , dictation , mastery , instruction , summons , turn , manoeuvre , fun , period of play , shimmer , maneuver , caper , romp , gambol , gaming , sport , playing period , free rein , child's play , gambling , swordplay , dramatic play , looseness , frolic , drama , supply ship , pinnace , attender , cutter , ship's boat , stamp , attendant , legal tender , declare oneself , tenderize , put up , pop the question , entreat , press , beseech , tenderise , conjure , offer up , propose , offer , extend , wish , call , proffer , adjure , provide , volunteer , invite , wish well , like , care , fight , put forward , iron out , evoke , weigh , agitate , stir , call down , urge on , weight-lift , arouse , cabal , compress , urge , press out , conjure up , contract , iron , complot , crusade , raise , squeeze , conspire , compact , call forth , invoke , exhort , bring up , push , campaign , constrict , machinate , weightlift , predict , forebode , prognosticate , promise , phone , yell , shout out , foretell , cry , call in , scream , holler , call up , call off , send for , address , visit , shout , name , hollo , squall , ring , telephone , anticipate , call for , ask for , ask round , tempt , ask over , ask in , take in , receive , pay for , pray , ask , request , beg , call upon , implore , petition , supplicate , importune , plead

Rhymes

adid , amid , cid , counterbid , cyd , did , eyelid , forbid , good , grid , hid , id , ihde , katydid , kid , kidd , kidde , kyd , lid , madrid , majid , mid , outbid , quid , rebid , redid , rid , sayed , schmid , sid , skid , slid , smid , squid , stidd , syd , tidd , underbid , undid