(a) the flying of flags; (b) colloquial over-bidding at Bridge; (c) slang (see quot. 1889).

Cards (esp. Bridge). The action of doubling an opponent's double.

Auction Bridge. The act or process of bidding; a bid made in this way.

The action of overbid, v.

Bridge. The action of making a pre-emptive bid.

Bridge. = sacrifice bid n. at sacrifice, n. compounds 2. Frequently in cheap save.

The action of raising something (in various senses) or †of being raised (obsolete). Frequently as the final element in compounds.

see cue-bid n. v.

a bid higher than the contract that one expects to be able to fulfil, in order to prevent opponents from making a score greater than the penalty…

Bridge. A bid made by one partner as a signal for the other to pass in the bidding.

= sense 3.

Bridge. (a) The fact of holding one or more winning cards in a particular suit; (b) the action of reopening the bidding when the auction would…

Bridge. = sacrifice bid n.

(see sacrifice bid n.).