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picking bids off the wall

picking bids off the wall is the present participle and gerund 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 picking bids off the wall

What is picking bids off the wall the present participle and gerund of?
Picking bids off the wall is the present participle and gerund of pick bids off the wall.

Words near picking bids off the wall in the dictionary

  1. picking and grinning
  2. picking and passing
  3. picking apart
  4. picking at
  5. picking away at
  6. picking bids off the wall
  7. picking by SKU
  8. picking corners
  9. picking fault
  10. picking fights
  11. picking flowers

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