ENGLISH: bid - CREOLE: pari
Overview of noun bid
The noun bid has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
2. (1) bid, play -- (an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention")
3. bid, tender -- (a formal proposal to buy at a specified price)
4. bid, bidding -- ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
Overview of verb bid
The verb bid has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (6) offer, bid, tender -- (propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting")
2. (3) wish, bid -- (invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell")
3. (3) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure -- (ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons")
4. (1) bid, call -- (make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump")
5. (1) bid -- (make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population")
6. (1) invite, bid -- (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)
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