bid

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(n) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
(n) an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"
(n) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(n) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
(v) propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
(v) invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
(v) ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
(v) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
(v) make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
(v) ask someone in a friendly way to do something

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