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noun Bridge.

a conventional bid by which a bidder asks for specific information about the strength of his or her partner's hand in a given suit.

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TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS

Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”

Question 1 of 7

What does "dignity" mean?

Origin of asking bid

First recorded in 1935–40

Why, some might be asking, am I being so harsh on their work so soon after they died?
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many hold classes in their living rooms, asking students to help re-arrange and then later put back furniture.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

He lost his bid for a fourth term to George Pataki that year.
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Here were the sources (in part) of the Po and of the Rhine, but I was rather in haste to bid the former good-bye.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
I didn't much like his offhand way of asking; not that it wasn't a perfectly legitimate query.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
"From what I have heard, I think I may be free to discuss this," and she paused again, with her eyes asking that she may.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Such a betrayal led him upon the following day to send a note to Mrs. Chepstow, asking for an appointment.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Nor shall we do more hereafter if you do my pleasure now and give this Monsieur de Garnache the answer that I bid you.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini