pick bids off the wall in English

Forms: picks bids off the wall [present, singular, third-person], picking bids off the wall [participle, present], picked bids off the wall [participle, past], picked bids off the wall [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pick bids off the wall}} pick bids off the wall (third-person singular simple present picks bids off the wall, present participle picking bids off the wall, simple past and past participle picked bids off the wall)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "pick bids off the wall"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For an auctioneer to acknowledge non-existent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders."
      ],
      "id": "en-pick_bids_off_the_wall-en-verb-KtBlRXe-",
      "links": [
        [
          "auctioneer",
          "auctioneer"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledge",
          "acknowledge"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price"
        ],
        [
          "bidder",
          "bidder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) For an auctioneer to acknowledge non-existent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pick bids off the wall"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked bids off the wall",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "*",
        "head": "pick bids off the wall"
      },
      "expansion": "pick bids off the wall (third-person singular simple present picks bids off the wall, present participle picking bids off the wall, simple past and past participle picked bids off the wall)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For an auctioneer to acknowledge non-existent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "auctioneer",
          "auctioneer"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledge",
          "acknowledge"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price"
        ],
        [
          "bidder",
          "bidder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) For an auctioneer to acknowledge non-existent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pick bids off the wall"
}

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"pick bids off the wall" meaning in English

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