| VERB | possession | underbid | bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants |
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| possession | underbid | bid lower than a competing bidder | |
| possession | underbid | bid too low |
| Sounds | ah'nderbih.d | |
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| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | |
| Meaning | bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | bid, call | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands |
| Meaning | bid lower than a competing bidder. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | auction, auction sale, vendue | The public sale of something to the highest bidder |
| Broader | offer, bid, tender | Propose a payment |
| Opposite | outbid | bid higher than others |
| Meaning | bid too low. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | auction, auction sale, vendue | The public sale of something to the highest bidder |
| Broader | offer, bid, tender | Propose a payment |
| Opposite | overbid | bid more than the object is worth |
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