overcall
verb
over·call
ˌō-vər-ˈkȯl 
overcalled; overcalling; overcalls
: to make a higher bid than (the previous bid or bidder) in a card game
: to bid over an opponent's bid in bridge when one's partner has not bid or doubled
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Your partner overcalls one heart, and the next player passes.
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Overcall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcall. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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