OVERCALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overcall mean? 

• OVERCALL (noun)
  The noun OVERCALL has 1 sense:

1. (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)

  Familiarity information: OVERCALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERCALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

overbid; overcall

Hypernyms ("overcall" is a kind of...):

bid; bidding ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)

Domain category:

bridge (any of various card games based on whist for four players)