misbid

Verb

misbid (third-person singular simple present misbids, present participle misbidding, simple past misbid or misbad or misbade, past participle misbidden)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To injure; mistreat.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To insult; offend.
3. (ambitransitive) To make an incorrect offer or bid.
   • I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends.1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, discovery and uses in clinical and community nursing
4. (ambitransitive) To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
   • After apologizing profusely for his errors on the first two hands, he misbid the last hand and they ended up in fifth place.2004, Jim Priebe, Takeout Double: A Bridge Mystery

Noun

IPA/ˈmɪsbɪd/

misbid (plural misbids)

1. A mistake in a bid or offer; a wrong offer or bid.
   • If you explode quite often because of misplays or misbids by the 'moron' who is ruining your game, your temper-ridden body is a good target for a sudden elevation of blood pressure, a stroke, a coronary attack.2003, Alan Sontag, The Bridge Bum: My Life and Play, page 98