overcall
overcall
Definition
over·call (ō′vər kôl′; for n. ō′vər kôl′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Bridge to make a higher bid than (an opponent or an opponent's bid) when there has been no intervening bid
noun
such a bid
overcall
Usage Examples
Object
- bid: Overcall A bid that follows a bid made by the opponents.
Converse of object
- make: Some players also use the responsive double when partner has made a simple overcall in a suit.
Adjective modifier
- 1nt: An example would be a player with 11 points whose partner opens in third seat and hears a 1NT overcall on his right.
- weak: Our N/S pair settled for 6, after a diamond weak jump overcall from East.
- NT: Note 3: The strength of the Michaels Cuebid follows the same guidelines as used for Unusual NT overcall.
- two-suited: I did very much like in the last section the treatment on how to respond to partner's two-suited overcall.
- unusual: Note 3: The strength of the Michaels Cuebid follows the same guidelines as used for Unusual NT overcall.
Adjective complement
- 2nt: North opens 1, East overcalls 2NT, alerted by West.
Noun used with modifier
- jump: Our N/S pair settled for 6, after a diamond weak jump overcall from East.
- diamond: At the other table, South opened 1, and North splintered over the diamond overcall.
Preposition: in
- suit: Some players also use the responsive double when partner has made a simple overcall in a suit.
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