overcall

verb

over·​call ˌō-vər-ˈkȯl How to pronounce overcall (audio)
overcalled; overcalling; overcalls

transitive verb

: to make a higher bid than (the previous bid or bidder) in a card game

intransitive verb

: to bid over an opponent's bid in bridge when one's partner has not bid or doubled
overcall noun

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Your partner overcalls one heart, and the next player passes. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of overcall was in 1889

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“Overcall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcall. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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