Meaning & use
Overcall
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In the card game bridge, to bid higher than an opponent's previous bid; more generally, to bid or ask for more than is reasonable.
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She decided to overcall her opponent's one-spade bid with two hearts.
The union was accused of trying to overcall on its wage demands.
A note on using this word
Primarily a bridge and card-game term describing a competitive bid made after an opponent's bid.
Words with a similar meaning
outbid
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Words with an opposite meaning
underbid
Another way to use it
2. noun
A bid made in response to and higher than an opponent's bid.
His overcall put pressure on the opposing pair.
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