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Overview of noun auction

      »   The noun auction has 2 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• auction, auction Bridge1.) Bridge, span -- (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
  
  2.) Bridge, bridge circuit -- (a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected)
  
  bridge -- (a Variety1.) Assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley -- (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions")
  
  2.) Diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety -- (noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing")
  
  variety of Bridge1.) Bridge, span -- (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
  
  2.) Bridge, bridge circuit -- (a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected)
  
  bridge in which Tricks1.) Trick, fast one -- (a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it")
  
  2.) Trick -- (a period of work or duty)
  
  tricks made in Excess1.) Excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety -- (a quantity much larger than is needed)
  
  2.) Excess, excessiveness, inordinateness -- (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)
  
  excess of the Contract1.) Contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
  
  2.) Contract, declaration -- ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
  
  contract are Scored1.) Score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season")
  
  2.) Score, nock, mark -- (make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it")
  
  scored toward Game1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")
  
  2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
  
  game; now Generally1.) By and large, generally, more often than not, mostly -- (usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here")
  
  2.) Generally, in general, in the main -- (without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general")
  
  generally superseded by Contract1.) Contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
  
  2.) Contract, declaration -- ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
  
  contract bridge)

• auction, auction Sale1.) Sale -- (the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns")
  
  2.) Sale -- (a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed")
  
  sale, vendue -- (the Public1.) Populace, public, world -- (people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public")
  
  2.) Public -- (a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public")
  
  public sale of Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
  
  something to the Highest1.) High -- (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself")
  
  2.) High -- ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high")
  
  highest bidder)

Overview of verb auction
      »   The verb auction has 1 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• auction, auction Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off, auctioneer -- (Sell1.) Sell -- (the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell")
  
  1.) Sell -- (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit")
  
  sell at an auction)

Related Terms - "Auction"

Meaning 1 of Auctionauction, auction bridge bridge

• Bridge whist1.) Bridge whist -- (the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit)
  
  Bridge whist - The earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit

• Auction1.) Auction, auction bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge)
  
  2.) Auction, auction sale, vendue -- (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
  
  Auction, Auction bridge1.) Auction, auction bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge)
  
  Auction bridge - A variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

• Contract1.) Contract -- (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
  
  2.) Contract, declaration -- ((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
  
  Contract, Contract bridge1.) Contract, contract bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid)
  
  Contract bridge - A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

Meaning 2 of Auctionauction, auction sale, vendue sale

• Auction1.) Auction, auction bridge -- (a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge)
  
  2.) Auction, auction sale, vendue -- (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
  
  Auction, Auction sale1.) Auction, auction sale, vendue -- (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
  
  Auction sale, Vendue1.) Auction, auction sale, vendue -- (the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
  
  Vendue - A variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

• Sell1.) Sell -- (the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell")
  
  1.) Sell -- (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit")
  
  Sell - The activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"