outbid
(verb) bid higher than others
outbid
(verb) bid over an opponent’s bid when one’s partner has not bid or doubled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outbidden
past participle of outbid
Source: Wiktionary
Out*bid", v. t. [imp. Outbid or Outbade (p. p. Outbid or Outbidden (p. pr. & vb. n. Outbidding.]
Definition: To exceed or surpass in bidding. Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
