Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)bid, playan attempt to get something“they made a futile play for power”,
“he made a bid to gain attention” (n)bid, tendera formal proposal to buy at a specified price (n)bid, bidding(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make Verbs
(v)offer, bid, tenderpropose a payment“The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting” (v)wish, bidinvoke upon“wish you a nice evening”,
“bid farewell” (v)bid, callmake a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands“He called his trump” (v)bidmake a serious effort to attain something“His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population” (v)invite, bidask someone in a friendly way to do something