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to overcall

to overcall

1 7.9
To make a higher bid after an opponent bids in a card game
  • verb
  • /ˈoʊvərˌkɔl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : sobrepujar
  • During the game last night, I could tell that he would overcall after my initial bid, which changed the dynamics of the round.

Examples

  • For fear of the court and lawyers, radiologists and pathologists commonly overcall grey areas, leading to further testing and even surgery for reasons that were ultimately unnecessary.

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  • That aside, the data are simply not compelling, and the authors, in my opinion, grossly overcall the results, which are compatible with the conclusion that there are no specific effects of acupuncture beyond placebo.

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  • In the card game, she decided to overcall her opponents, raising the stakes higher than expected.

  • He often tends to overcall when he feels confident about his hand, hoping to intimidate the other players.

Synonyms

to raise
vsto overcall
  • Jargon
50 4.6

To increase the amount of a bet in a card game

is an increase done specifically in response to another player's action
to outbid
vsto overcall
14 3.8

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

is similar but focused on responding within card play rather than money
to bid
vsto overcall
3 5.1

To say in bridge how many tricks you will try to win

is the later reactive declaration made after another player already acted
to overbid
vsto overcall
1 5.1

To offer a bid higher than others, often not reasonable in auctions or card games

is a reactive higher offer that does not imply unreasonableness
to outcall
vsto overcall
  • Jargon
9.8

To make a higher bid than the previous bid in a card game

is done specifically after another player acts often with higher value

How Risky

to overcall
  • Jargon
1 7.9
to bid
3 5.1

Surface Forms

overcall infinitive
overcalled past
overcalled past participle
overcalling present participle
overcalls third person singular

Morphology

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

Morphologically transparent as 'over-' + 'call', but the usage 'to overcall' carries a specialized meaning in card games that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Overcall comes from over ('above' or 'higher') plus call ('to say or bid'), so it literally means to make a call that is above someone else's. That's why to overcall is to place a bid after another player, often at a higher level.