| bid | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. bid, bidding, command, dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ countermand | a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command. |
| ~ order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed.; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" |
| ~ commission, direction, charge | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.; "the judge's charge to the jury" |
| ~ commandment | something that is commanded. |
| ~ injunction | a formal command or admonition. |
| ~ behest | an authoritative command or request. |
| ~ open sesame | a magical command; used by Ali Baba. |
| n. (act) | 2. bid, play | an attempt to get something.; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (communication) | 3. bid, tender | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ overbid | a bid that is higher than preceding bids. |
| ~ buyout bid | a bid to buy all of a person's holdings. |
| n. (communication) | 4. bid, bidding | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| ~ bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ contract, declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make. |
| ~ takeout | (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit. |
| ~ overcall, overbid | (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). |
| ~ pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid | a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding. |
| v. (possession) | 5. bid, offer, tender | propose a payment.; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" |
| ~ auction sale, vendue, auction | the public sale of something to the highest bidder. |
| ~ bargain, dicker | negotiate the terms of an exchange.; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" |
| ~ by-bid | bid on behalf of someone else. |
| ~ subscribe | offer to buy, as of stocks and shares.; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" |
| ~ overbid | bid more than the object is worth. |
| ~ underbid | bid too low. |
| ~ outbid | bid higher than others. |
| ~ underbid | bid lower than a competing bidder. |
| v. (communication) | 6. bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ felicitate, congratulate | express congratulations. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| v. (communication) | 7. adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press | ask for or request earnestly.; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
| ~ plead | appeal or request earnestly.; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
| v. (possession) | 8. bid, call | make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands.; "He called his trump" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ raise | bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level. |
| ~ double | bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit). |
| ~ outcall | make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game. |
| ~ underbid | bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants. |
| ~ outbid | bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled. |
| ~ overbid | to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,. |
| ~ preempt | make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge. |
| v. (possession) | 9. bid | make a serious effort to attain something.; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" |
| ~ seek | try to get or reach.; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" |
| v. (communication) | 10. bid, invite | ask someone in a friendly way to do something. |
| ~ request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
| ~ allure, tempt | dispose or incline or entice to.; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" |
| ~ challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| offer | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. offer, offering | the verbal act of offering.; "a generous offer of assistance" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| n. (communication) | 2. offer, offering | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ contract offer | offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate. |
| ~ marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, proposal | an offer of marriage. |
| ~ proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors). |
| ~ counteroffer | an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer. |
| ~ bid, tender | a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. |
| ~ prospectus | a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise.; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision" |
| ~ tender offer | an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both. |
| ~ reward | the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property. |
| ~ rights issue, rights offering | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later.; "the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders" |
| ~ special | a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising.; "they are having a special on pork chops" |
| ~ olive branch, peace offering | something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace. |
| ~ twofer | an offer of two for the price of one. |
| n. (act) | 3. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| v. (possession) | 4. offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish.; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" |
| ~ accost, solicit, hook | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (possession) | 5. offer, proffer | present for acceptance or rejection.; "She offered us all a cold drink" |
| ~ give | proffer (a body part).; "She gave her hand to her little sister" |
| ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| ~ tender | make a tender of; in legal settlements. |
| v. (social) | 6. offer, volunteer | agree freely.; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. offer | put forward for consideration.; "He offered his opinion" |
| ~ propose, project | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc..; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" |
| v. (possession) | 8. extend, offer | offer verbally.; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" |
| ~ pay, give | convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow.; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" |
| ~ extend, offer | make available; provide.; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" |
| v. (possession) | 9. offer | make available for sale.; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" |
| ~ put up | make available for sale at an auction.; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction" |
| ~ market | engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of.; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" |
| v. (perception) | 10. offer | produce or introduce on the stage.; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month" |
| ~ bring on, bring out, produce | bring onto the market or release.; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" |
| v. (stative) | 11. offer, offer up | present as an act of worship.; "offer prayers to the gods" |
| ~ sacrifice | make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals. |
| ~ worship | attend religious services.; "They worship in the traditional manner" |
| v. (social) | 12. offer, provide, put up | mount or put up.; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| v. (possession) | 13. extend, offer | make available; provide.; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" |
| ~ offer, extend | offer verbally.; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (communication) | 14. declare oneself, offer, pop the question, propose | ask (someone) to marry you.; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" |
| ~ request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
| v. (communication) | 15. offer | threaten to do something.; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" |
| ~ threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:.; "He threatened me when I tried to call the police" |
| propose | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. advise, propose, suggest | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| ~ advocate, recommend, urge | push for something.; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| ~ advance, throw out | bring forward for consideration or acceptance.; "advance an argument" |
| ~ proposition | suggest sex to.; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" |
| ~ feed back | respond to a query or outcome. |
| ~ put forward, posit, state, submit | put before.; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
| ~ make a motion, move | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. project, propose | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc..; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| ~ offer | put forward for consideration.; "He offered his opinion" |
| ~ introduce | put before (a body).; "introduce legislation" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. aim, propose, purport, purpose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| ~ intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| v. (social) | 4. nominate, propose | put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position.; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ nominate, put forward, put up | propose as a candidate for some honor. |
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