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Meaning of bid

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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