overcall
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o·ver·call
(ō′vər-kôl′)v. o·ver·called, o·ver·call·ing, o·ver·calls Games
v.tr.
To bid beyond or in excess of (a previous bid or player) in a game of cards.
v.intr.
To bid higher than one's opponent when one's partner has not bid in bridge.
n. (ō′vər-kôl′)
1. Games
a. An overbid.
b. An instance of overcalling in bridge.
2. The amount of additional money, often 10 to 20 percent of the original amount invested, that can be requested from the financial backers of a theatrical production.
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overcall
n
(Bridge) a bid higher than the preceding one
vb
(Bridge) to bid higher than (an opponent)
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o•ver•call
(n. ˈoʊ vərˌkɔl; v. ˌoʊ vərˈkɔl, ˈoʊ vərˌkɔl)n.
1. a bid in cards higher than the previous bid.
2. a bid in bridge higher than an opponent's bid that was not followed by a bid or double by one's partner.
v.i. 3. to make an overcall.
[1905–10]
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overcall
Past participle: overcalled
Gerund: overcalling
| Imperative |
|---|
| overcall |
| overcall |
| Present |
|---|
| I overcall |
| you overcall |
| he/she/it overcalls |
| we overcall |
| you overcall |
| they overcall |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I overcalled |
| you overcalled |
| he/she/it overcalled |
| we overcalled |
| you overcalled |
| they overcalled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am overcalling |
| you are overcalling |
| he/she/it is overcalling |
| we are overcalling |
| you are overcalling |
| they are overcalling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have overcalled |
| you have overcalled |
| he/she/it has overcalled |
| we have overcalled |
| you have overcalled |
| they have overcalled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overcalling |
| you were overcalling |
| he/she/it was overcalling |
| we were overcalling |
| you were overcalling |
| they were overcalling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overcalled |
| you had overcalled |
| he/she/it had overcalled |
| we had overcalled |
| you had overcalled |
| they had overcalled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will overcall |
| you will overcall |
| he/she/it will overcall |
| we will overcall |
| you will overcall |
| they will overcall |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have overcalled |
| you will have overcalled |
| he/she/it will have overcalled |
| we will have overcalled |
| you will have overcalled |
| they will have overcalled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be overcalling |
| you will be overcalling |
| he/she/it will be overcalling |
| we will be overcalling |
| you will be overcalling |
| they will be overcalling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been overcalling |
| you have been overcalling |
| he/she/it has been overcalling |
| we have been overcalling |
| you have been overcalling |
| they have been overcalling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overcalling |
| you will have been overcalling |
| he/she/it will have been overcalling |
| we will have been overcalling |
| you will have been overcalling |
| they will have been overcalling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been overcalling |
| you had been overcalling |
| he/she/it had been overcalling |
| we had been overcalling |
| you had been overcalling |
| they had been overcalling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would overcall |
| you would overcall |
| he/she/it would overcall |
| we would overcall |
| you would overcall |
| they would overcall |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have overcalled |
| you would have overcalled |
| he/she/it would have overcalled |
| we would have overcalled |
| you would have overcalled |
| they would have overcalled |
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Noun 1. 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)
bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
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