Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled;
2.
bid higher than others;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outbid \Out*bid"\, v. t. [imp. Outbid or Outbade (?); p. p.
Outbid or Outbidden (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Outbidding.]
To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price.
[1913 Webster]
Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
outbid
v 1: bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid
or doubled
2: bid higher than others [ant: underbid]