v. /oh'veuhr bid"/ ; n. /oh"veuhr bid'/ , v. , overbid, overbidding , n.
v.t.
1. to bid more than the value of (a thing): to overbid one's cards.
2. to outbid: She overbid him for the painting.
v.i.
3. to bid more than the actual value or worth: a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.
n.
4. a higher bid.
[ 1610-20; OVER- + BID 1 ]