noun
- bids in bridge that are higher than necessary or made over an opponent’s bid
Usage: bridge terminology
verb
- makes a bid in bridge that is higher than an opponent’s bid
Usage: bridge terminology
Examples
- The player made several risky overcalls during the bridge tournament.
- Her overcalls were strategic moves to disrupt the opponents’ communication.
- He overcalls with two hearts after the opening bid of one club.
- The expert overcalls frequently to put pressure on the opposing team.
- Those overcalls cost them the contract when they went down three tricks.
- She overcalls with a weak hand to interfere with their bidding sequence.