Definition of overcall in English:
overcall
intransitive verb
[no object]BridgeMake a higher bid than an opponent's bid.
‘at my table West had overcalled in diamonds’- ‘after North had overcalled two diamonds, East jumped to four spades’
- ‘It can only be overcalled by the dealer also offering also to ‘shoot the moon‘.’
- ‘A bid can only be overcalled by calling a lower card of the same suit as the original bid.’
- ‘If someone offers to declare, a later player may overcall by offering to reveal, in which case the first may raise his call to a revelation.’
- ‘This means that there is no advantage in bidding solo 9, 10, 11 or 12 except to overcall another bidder.’
- ‘It is also possible to overcall a contract with a similar contract in which hearts are trumps.’
Pronunciation
noun
BridgeAn act or instance of making an overcall.
- ‘an overcall of two no trumps alerts partner to the good news’
Pronunciation
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