bid

  1. (initialism) .  (medicine) ''Bis in die'': twice a day, two times per day.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To invite; to summon; to offer.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To offer as a price.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To make an attempt.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive, card games) To announce one's goal, before starting play.
  9. Verb.  (transitive, card games) To announce one's goal, before starting play.
  10. Verb.  (obsolete) To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
  11. Noun.  An offer at an auction.
  12. Noun.  (context, ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
  13. Noun.  An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).

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