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{
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"bid":{
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"antonyms":[
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"assay",
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"attempt",
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"bash",
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"crack",
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"endeavor",
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"essay",
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"fling",
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"go",
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"offer",
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"pass",
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"shot",
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"stab",
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"trial",
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"try",
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"whack",
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"whirl"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bridge hand on which one may reasonably bid":[],
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": a sentence or term of imprisonment : a stint in jail":[
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"I did my first bid at seventeen for assault, robbery, and burglary in the first degree.",
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"\u2014 William Skeans, Jr."
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],
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": an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake":[],
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": an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract":[
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"a bid for reelection"
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],
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": an opportunity to bid":[
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"It's your bid ."
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],
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": beseech , entreat":[],
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": invitation":[
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"a bid to join the sorority"
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],
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": offer":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase to bid defiance The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. \u2014 William Pitt"
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],
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": something offered as a bid":[],
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": the act of one who bids (see bid entry 1 )":[],
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": the amount of such a bid":[
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"a 3-heart bid"
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],
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": to give expression to":[
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"bade a tearful farewell"
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],
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": to issue an order to : tell":[
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"did as I was bid"
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],
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": to make a bid (see bid entry 2 )":[
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"Several other companies bid on the job."
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],
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": to make a bid (see bid entry 2 sense 4 ) of or in (a suit at cards)":[
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"bid one spade"
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],
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": to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance":[
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"The contractor bid $10,000 less than his nearest competitor."
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],
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": to request to come : invite":[
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"were bidden to the wedding"
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],
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": to seem likely":[
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"a movie that bids fair to become a big hit"
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],
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"bachelor of industrial design":[],
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"twice a day":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I'll bid $100 for the lamp but no higher.",
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"He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500.",
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"She bid for a desk and a chair.",
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"Several local companies are bidding for the same job.",
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"His company bid on the snow removal contract.",
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"He bid and I passed.",
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"We did as we were bid .",
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"Noun",
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"Bids for the painter's work have been quite high at recent auctions.",
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"She had the highest bid .",
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"He made a bid of $100 for the painting.",
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"He made the opening bid .",
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"The company is accepting bids for the renovation project.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"With six goals, Portland\u2019s Sophia Smith, a 21-year-old striker who\u2019ll also join the U.S. World Cup qualifying bid his month, began this weekend as the NWSL runner-up to Morgan. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"Bidding has been driven by Viacom18, Disney\u2019s Star India and Sony Pictures Networks India, while India\u2019s pay-TV channel Zee also bid for digital rights. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
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"Before guests bid the afternoon adieu, Rosenthal offered a few words of encouragement to the group. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
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"Each of the groups that bid on the Broncos is believed to have had minority representation. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
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"In a city that is otherwise almost deserted, a spot near the center turns into a hub of activity each morning as people bid tearful farewells to relatives. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
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"Nashville, New Orleans, Memphis and Jacksonville all bid in 2016 to land the SEC baseball tournament but the league decided to keep it in Hoover. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
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"Off the water, enthusiasts can enjoy food and music, peruse gear vendors, and bid for merchandise in a silent auction. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"Club for Growth Action, a national conservative group with a large base of donors, spent $4.5 million in favor of Rep. Mo Brooks\u2019, R-Ala., bid for Senate. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The watch is already leading the pack with the highest bid , currently at \u00a320,000 (approximately $24,549). \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
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"The bid , which had the backing of organized labor, fizzled. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
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"The winning bid , tendered by telephone, catapulted the bidding from the low millions to astronomical levels. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
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"In Casper, Wyoming, the low bid to rebuild a major intersection and construct a new bridge over the North Platte River came in at $35 million this spring\u201455% over a state engineer's estimate. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
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"And with Orlando being one of 16 cities still in the running, there\u2019s optimism regarding the City Beautiful\u2019s bid to host games. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
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"The competing bids went down to $250,000 and eventually to $200,000 before auctioneer Rahul Kadakia, Christie\u2019s head of jewellery, dropped the gavel at the $17 million high bid (before buyer\u2019s premium). \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"So Musk bid to take over Twitter at $54.20 per share, and then the market fell precipitously. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
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"Kids zone flea market, bid 'n buy, raffles and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2c":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin bis in die":"Abbreviation",
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"partly from Middle English bidden , from Old English biddan ; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit b\u0101dhate he presses; partly from Middle English beden to offer, command, from Old English b\u0113odan ; akin to Old High German biotan to offer, Greek pynthanesthai to examine, Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bid"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bid Verb command , order , bid , enjoin , direct , instruct , charge mean to issue orders. command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. command stresses official exercise of authority. a general commanding troops order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise. ordered his employees about bid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants). she bade him be seated enjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude. a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet direct and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality. directed her assistant to hold all calls the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark charge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility. charged by the President with a secret mission",
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"synonyms":[
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"adjure",
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"boss (around)",
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"charge",
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"command",
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"direct",
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"enjoin",
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"instruct",
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"order",
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"tell"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105731",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"biddability":{
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"antonyms":[
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"balky",
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"contrary",
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"contumacious",
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"defiant",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"incompliant",
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"insubordinate",
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"intractable",
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"noncompliant",
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"obstreperous",
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"rebel",
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"rebellious",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"restive",
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"unamenable",
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"ungovernable",
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"unruly",
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"untoward",
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"wayward",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being bid":[],
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": easily led, taught, or controlled : docile":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The children became less biddable as they grew older.",
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"the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"But when the final ruling on the case comes down, the wider campaign to stoke fear into a more biddable public will really begin. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Among these behaviors, breed did play some role \u2014 for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable , and Shiba Inus are far less so. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amenable",
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"compliant",
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"conformable",
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"docile",
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"law-abiding",
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"obedient",
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"submissive",
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"tractable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010753",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"biddable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"balky",
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"contrary",
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"contumacious",
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"defiant",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"incompliant",
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"insubordinate",
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"intractable",
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"noncompliant",
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"obstreperous",
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"rebel",
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"rebellious",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"restive",
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"unamenable",
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"ungovernable",
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"unruly",
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"untoward",
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"wayward",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being bid":[],
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": easily led, taught, or controlled : docile":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The children became less biddable as they grew older.",
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"the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"But when the final ruling on the case comes down, the wider campaign to stoke fear into a more biddable public will really begin. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
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"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Among these behaviors, breed did play some role \u2014 for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable , and Shiba Inus are far less so. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amenable",
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"compliant",
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"conformable",
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"docile",
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"law-abiding",
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"obedient",
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"submissive",
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"tractable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182007",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"biddy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hired girl or cleaning woman":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"diminutive of the name Bridget":"Noun",
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"perhaps imitative":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"char",
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"charwoman",
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"handmaiden",
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"handmaid",
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"house girl",
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"housekeeper",
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"housemaid",
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"maid",
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"maidservant",
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"skivvy",
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"wench"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072211",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bide":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cease",
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"close",
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"conclude",
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"desist",
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"die",
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"discontinue",
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"end",
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"expire",
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"finish",
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"lapse",
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"leave off",
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"pass",
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"quit",
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"stop",
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"terminate",
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"wind up"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to continue in a place : sojourn":[
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"bide in a cabin"
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],
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": to continue in a state or condition":[
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"bide still a moment"
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],
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": to put up with : tolerate":[
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"\u2026 couldn't bide children on his place \u2026",
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"\u2014 J. W. Riley"
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],
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": to wait awhile : tarry":[],
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": to wait for":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase bide one's time is biding his time before asking for a raise"
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],
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": withstand":[
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"two men \u2026 might bide the winter storm",
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"\u2014 W. C. Bryant"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage",
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"at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nor will viruses bide their time for 14 minutes and 59 seconds before launching themselves noseward at 15 minutes on the dot. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
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"Then bide your time because these kinds of crushes usually wane. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
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"Brown and Murray weren\u2019t content to bide their time or wait their turn. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Disfluencies are involuntary disruptions in the normal flow of speech that can help us bide our time, collect our thoughts or self-correct. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The first flight of the SpaceX Starship with Super Heavy booster will have to bide its time a little longer. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Like several other influential Republicans, McCarthy assesses that the best approach to Trump is to bide time, appease him, and hope his relevance fades away as more pressing issues take center stage. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Readers are brought face to face with the crushing loss of loved ones, hatred from long-time neighbors, love that must bide its time, and age-old questions about evil. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Not making it on the first ballot isn\u2019t a sign a player is undeserving but a testament to the backlog of tremendous players who, for one reason or another, have had to bide their time. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English biden \"to stay, linger, wait expectantly, hope for, undergo,\" going back to Old English b\u012bdan, past b\u0101d, bidon, past participle biden, going back to Germanic *b\u012b\u00f0an- (whence also Old Saxon b\u012bdan \"to wait, stand ready, hold out,\" Old High German b\u012btan \"to wait, expect,\" Old Norse b\u00ed\u00f0a \"to wait for, suffer, undergo,\" Gothic beidan \"to wait for, endure\"), perhaps going back to Indo-European *b h ei\u032fd- \"entrust, trust\" \u2014 more at faith entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abide",
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"continue",
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"endure",
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"hold on",
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"hold up",
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"keep up",
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"last",
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"perdure",
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"persist",
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"remain",
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"run on"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010008",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bid up":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to raise the price of (something, such as property at auction) by a succession of offers":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155319"
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},
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"bidri ware":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the ware made by inlaying bidri":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170647"
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},
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"bid whist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": whist in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the suit to be trump":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175510"
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},
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"bidri":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-dr\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi bidr\u012b , from Bidar , town in India":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050329"
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},
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"bid price":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the price that a buyer offers to pay":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050459"
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}
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} |