bid higher than others bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
The form outbid is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. If you outbid someone, you offer more money than they do for something that you both want to buy. The Museum has antagonised rivals by outbidding them for the world's greatest art treasures. to offer a higher price than someone else, especially at an auction