n.
1.an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2.an attempt to get something
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 bid v.
1.propose a payment
2.invoke upon
3.ask for or request earnestly
4.make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
5.make a serious effort to attain something
6.ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Idiom of the Day
labor of love
something done for personal pleasure and not for money
The man's painting is a labor of love and he does not expect to make any money from it.