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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unbid

Unbid \Un*bid"\, Unbidden \Un*bid"den\, a.

  1. Not bidden; not commanded.

    Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
    --Milton.

  2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests.
    --Shak.

  3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.]
    --Spenser.

Wiktionary
unbid

  1. 1 unbidden, uninvited. 2 (context bridge English) Which have not been bid for. v

  2. To undo the process of bid#Verb; to cancel a bid.

WordNet
unbid

adj. not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome" [syn: unasked, unbidden]

Usage examples of "unbid".

Edgar, convinced she had received some injury, galloped off, unbid, for a surgeon: but what was the horror of Sir Hugh, upon hearing him pronounce, that her left shoulder was put out, and that one of her knees was dislocated!