Associations to the word «Overcall»

Wiktionary

OVERCALL, verb. (poker) (bridge) To call a bet after another player has already called
OVERCALL, noun. (poker) (bridge) A call which occurs after another player has already called

Dictionary definition

OVERCALL, noun. (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats