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to outcall

to outcall

9.8
To make a higher bid than the previous bid in a card game
  • verb
  • /ˈaʊtˌkɔl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : subir la apuesta
  • During the auction, she chose to outcall the previous bid to secure the rare painting.

Examples

  • He thought it was risky, but he confidently outcalled the last player's bet in the game.

  • In the poker game, he decided to outcall his opponent's raise with a strong hand.

  • So that rules outcalling a mechanic.

    Blood Lust (2016)

Synonyms

to raise
vsto outcall
  • Jargon
50 4.6

To increase the amount of a bet in a card game

is specifically making a higher bid than the previous player
to outbid
vsto outcall
14 3.8

To offer more money than someone else, often at an auction

is in card play to top a previous player's bid rather than offer money
to overcall
vsto outcall
  • Jargon
1 7.9

To make a higher bid after an opponent bids in a card game

is making a higher bid immediately after a previous player's call rather than later

How High

to outbid
14 3.8
to outcall
  • Jargon
9.8
to raise
  • Jargon
50 4.6

Surface Forms

outcall infinitive
outcalled past
outcalled past participle
outcalling present participle
outcalls third person singular

Morphology

outcall = call (transparent) = out + call

Formed by the productive prefix 'out-' (meaning 'to do more than') plus the verb 'call', so the meaning 'to make a higher bid' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Outcall comes from the parts out- ('more' or 'beyond') and call ('to make a bid' in a game). So, to outcall someone is to make a higher bid than another player.