bid vs tempt

bid is a noun but tempt is not a noun.

bid and tempt both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bid	Yes	No	Yes	No
tempt	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tempt is a hyponym of bid; that is, tempt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bid:

bid: ask someone in a friendly way to do something
tempt: dispose or incline or entice to

Other hyponyms of bid include allure, challenge.

bid (noun)	tempt (noun)
an attempt to get something
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

bid (verb)	tempt (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something	induce into action by using one's charm
invoke upon	dispose or incline or entice to
ask for or request earnestly	try presumptuously
propose a payment	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands	give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
make a serious effort to attain something	try to seduce

Difference between bid and tempt

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