Overcall Definition

ōvər-kôl
overcalls
verb
overcalls
To bid beyond or in excess of (a previous bid or player) in a game of cards.
American Heritage
To make a higher bid than (an opponent or an opponent's bid) when there has been no intervening bid.
Webster's New World

(poker, bridge) To call a bet after another player has already called.

Jill bet, Tommy called, and Julie overcalled.
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noun
overcalls
An overbid.
American Heritage
Such a bid.
Webster's New World
An instance of overcalling in bridge.
American Heritage
The amount of additional money, often 10 to 20 percent of the original amount invested, that can be requested from the financial backers of a theatrical production.
American Heritage

(poker, bridge) A call which occurs after another player has already called.

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Overcall Sentence Examples

  • Hence bidding no-trumps in this auction shows a very strong hand, too good to overcall 1NT on the first round.

  • Some players also use the responsive double when partner has made a simple overcall in a suit.

  • An example would be a player with 11 points whose partner opens in third seat and hears a 1NT overcall on his right.

  • Our N/S pair settled for 6, after a diamond weak jump overcall from East.

  • I did very much like in the last section the treatment on how to respond to partner's two-suited overcall.

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