RhymeZone: bids definitions

Definitions of bid:

noun: an attempt to get something
Example: "He made a bid to gain attention"
noun: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
noun: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
noun: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
verb: make a serious effort to attain something
Example: "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
verb: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
verb: ask for or request earnestly
Example: "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
verb: propose a payment
verb: ask someone in a friendly way to do something
verb: invoke upon
Example: "Bid farewell"