overcall vs bid

bid vs overcall

overcall and bid both are nouns.

overcall is not a verb while bid is a verb.

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

As nouns, bid is a hypernym of overcall; that is, bid is a word with a broader meaning than overcall:

overcall: (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)
bid: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

Other hypernyms of overcall include bidding.

overcall (noun)	bid (noun)
(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)	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

overcall (verb)	bid (verb)
	ask someone in a friendly way to do something
	invoke upon
	ask for or request earnestly
	propose a payment
	make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
	make a serious effort to attain something

Difference between overcall and bid

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