bid

Nouns

• (n) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something bidding, command, dictation,
• (n) an attempt to get something
  • they made a futile play for power
  • he made a bid to gain attention
  play,
• (n) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price tender,
• (n) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make bidding,

Verbs

• (v) propose a payment
  • The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
  tender, offer,
• (v) invoke upon
  • wish you a nice evening
  • bid farewell
  wish,
• (v) ask for or request earnestly
  • The prophet bid all people to become good persons
  adjure, beseech, entreat, conjure, press,
• (v) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  • He called his trump
  call,
• (v) make a serious effort to attain something
  • His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
• (v) ask someone in a friendly way to do something invite,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity