1.an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2.an attempt to get something;
they made a futile play for power
3.a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
4.(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
1.propose a payment;
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
2.invoke upon;
wish you a nice evening
3.ask for or request earnestly;
The prophet bid all people to become good persons
4.make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;
He called his trump
5.make a serious effort to attain something;
His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
6.ask someone in a friendly way to do something