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picked bids off the wall

picked bids off the wall is the simple past and past participle of pick bids off the wall.

Meaning of pick bids off the wall

Verb

pick bids off the wall (third-person singular simple present picks bids off the wall, present participle picking bids off the wall, simple past and past participle picked bids off the wall)

  1. (informal) Of an auctioneer, to acknowledge nonexistent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders.

Questions about picked bids off the wall

What is picked bids off the wall the simple past and past participle of?
Picked bids off the wall is the simple past and past participle of pick bids off the wall.

Words near picked bids off the wall in the dictionary

  1. picked and chosen
  2. picked and passed
  3. picked apart
  4. picked at
  5. picked away at
  6. picked bids off the wall
  7. picked corners
  8. picked fault
  9. picked fights
  10. picked flowers
  11. picked from a hat

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