'BID' definitions:
Definition of 'bid'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
An attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: bid, play]
noun
A formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: bid, tender]
noun
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: bid, bidding]
verb
verb
Invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: wish, bid]
verb
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure]
verb
Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: bid, call]
verb
Make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
verb
Ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite, bid]
Definition of 'Bid'
From: GCIDE
- Bid \Bid\ (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. Bade (b[a^]d), Bid, (Obs.) Bad; p. p. Bidden, Bid; p. pr. & vb. n. Bidding.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. be['o]dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj[=o][eth]a, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. bud[=e]ti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in "to bid beads." [root]30.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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). [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Neither bid him God speed. --2. John 10. [1913 Webster]
- He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. --Granrille. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. [1913 Webster]
- That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope [1913 Webster]
- Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. --Matt. xiv. 28 [1913 Webster]
- I was bid to pick up shells. --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To invite; to call in; to request to come. [1913 Webster]
- As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. --Matt. xxii. 9 [1913 Webster]
- To bid beads, to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.]
- To bid defiance to, to defy openly; to brave.
- To bid fair, to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bid'
From: GCIDE
- Bid \Bid\ (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. Bade (b[a^]d), Bid, (Obs.) Bad; p. p. Bidden, Bid; p. pr. & vb. n. Bidding.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. be['o]dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj[=o][eth]a, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. bud[=e]ti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in "to bid beads." [root]30.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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). [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Neither bid him God speed. --2. John 10. [1913 Webster]
- He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. --Granrille. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. [1913 Webster]
- That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope [1913 Webster]
- Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. --Matt. xiv. 28 [1913 Webster]
- I was bid to pick up shells. --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To invite; to call in; to request to come. [1913 Webster]
- As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. --Matt. xxii. 9 [1913 Webster]
- To bid beads, to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.]
- To bid defiance to, to defy openly; to brave.
- To bid fair, to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bid'
From: GCIDE
- Bid \Bid\ (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. Bade (b[a^]d), Bid, (Obs.) Bad; p. p. Bidden, Bid; p. pr. & vb. n. Bidding.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. be['o]dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj[=o][eth]a, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. bud[=e]ti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in "to bid beads." [root]30.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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). [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Neither bid him God speed. --2. John 10. [1913 Webster]
- He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. --Granrille. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. [1913 Webster]
- That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope [1913 Webster]
- Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. --Matt. xiv. 28 [1913 Webster]
- I was bid to pick up shells. --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To invite; to call in; to request to come. [1913 Webster]
- As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. --Matt. xxii. 9 [1913 Webster]
- To bid beads, to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.]
- To bid defiance to, to defy openly; to brave.
- To bid fair, to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bid'
From: GCIDE
- Bid \Bid\, imp. & p. p. of Bid. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bid'
From: GCIDE
- Bid \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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bid'
From: GCIDE
- Bid \Bid\, v. i. [See Bid, v. t.]
- 1. To pray. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjuration,
- advance,
- appeal,
- approach,
- ask,
- asking price,
- assay,
- attempt,
- bargain,
- bargain price,
- beat down,
- beseechment,
- bid for,
- bid in,
- bid price,
- bid up,
- biddance,
- bidding,
- call,
- call on,
- call the signals,
- call upon,
- calling,
- cash price,
- chaffer,
- charge,
- cheapen,
- clamor,
- command,
- commission,
- controlled price,
- crack,
- cry,
- current price,
- current quotation,
- cut price,
- declare,
- decree,
- dicker,
- dictate,
- direct,
- drive a bargain,
- effort,
- endeavor,
- engraved invitation,
- enjoin,
- entreaty,
- essay,
- experiment,
- feeler,
- fixed price,
- flat rate,
- fling,
- gambit,
- give an order,
- give the word,
- go,
- going price,
- haggle,
- higgle,
- huckster,
- imploration,
- imploring,
- imprecation,
- instruct,
- invitation,
- invite,
- invocation,
- invocatory plea,
- issue a command,
- issue a writ,
- jew down,
- lick,
- list price,
- make a bid,
- make an offer,
- mandate,
- market price,
- move,
- neat price,
- negotiate,
- net,
- obsecration,
- obtestation,
- offer,
- offer to buy,
- offering,
- ordain,
- order,
- order about,
- outbid,
- overture,
- package price,
- piece price,
- plea,
- prayer,
- preliminary approach,
- presentation,
- price list,
- prices current,
- proclaim,
- proffer,
- promulgate,
- pronounce,
- quotation,
- quoted price,
- recommended price,
- request,
- rogation,
- rule,
- say the word,
- selling price,
- shill,
- shot,
- stab,
- step,
- stock market quotations,
- stroke,
- strong bid,
- submission,
- suit,
- summon,
- summons,
- supplication,
- tell,
- tentative,
- tentative approach,
- trade price,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- try,
- underbid,
- undertaking,
- unit price,
- warn,
- whack,
- wholesale price
Acronyms for 'bid'
From: V.E.R.A.
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