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overcall

9.9

A higher bid you make after an opponent bids when your partner has not bid

noun
/ˈoʊvərˌkɔl/

Jargon

: sobrepuja

He made an aggressive overcall to take control of the hand in the bidding process.

Examples

After his partner passed, Mark decided to make an overcall by bidding four clubs.
You can depend on me for an additional overcall of 250.

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
In bridge, her overcall of two hearts surprised everyone at the table.

Synonyms

bid

vsovercall

Jargon

5 7.5

A bridge statement saying how many tricks a player will try to win

is specifically a higher response to an opponent offer rather than a general commitment

overbid

vsovercall

1 5.5

A bid higher than others, often not reasonable in auctions or card games

is a reactive higher-level call in bridge often without partner support

Antonyms

to underbid

Jargon

6.7

Offer a lower bid than your hand's value in a card game

How Risky

overcall

Jargon

9.9

to bid

2 5.1

Surface Forms

overcall singular

overcalls plural

Morphology

overcall = call (semi-transparent) = over + call

Formally 'over-' + 'call' is clear, but the precise technical sense as a higher bid in bridge is domain-specific and may not be predictable to general learners.

Etymology

Overcall comes from the parts over ('above' or 'higher') and call ('to make a bid'), so it is a 'call' that goes above another player's bid. That's why an overcall in bridge is a bid made at a higher level than an opponent's bid.