birdlime
bird·lime
(bûrd′līm′)n.
1. A sticky substance that is smeared on branches or twigs to capture small birds.
2. Something that captures or ensnares.
tr.v. bird·limed, bird·lim·ing, bird·limes
1. To smear with birdlime.
2. To catch with or as if with birdlime.
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birdlime
(ˈbɜːdˌlaɪm)n
(Hunting) a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds
vb
(Hunting) (tr) to smear (twigs) with birdlime to catch (small birds)
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bird•lime
(ˈbɜrdˌlaɪm)n., v. -limed, -lim•ing. n.
1. a sticky material smeared on twigs to catch small birds that alight.
v.t.2. to smear or catch with or as if with birdlime.
[1400–50; late Middle English brydelyme. See bird, lime 1]
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birdlime
Past participle: birdlimed
Gerund: birdliming
| Imperative |
|---|
| birdlime |
| birdlime |
| Present |
|---|
| I birdlime |
| you birdlime |
| he/she/it birdlimes |
| we birdlime |
| you birdlime |
| they birdlime |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I birdlimed |
| you birdlimed |
| he/she/it birdlimed |
| we birdlimed |
| you birdlimed |
| they birdlimed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am birdliming |
| you are birdliming |
| he/she/it is birdliming |
| we are birdliming |
| you are birdliming |
| they are birdliming |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have birdlimed |
| you have birdlimed |
| he/she/it has birdlimed |
| we have birdlimed |
| you have birdlimed |
| they have birdlimed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was birdliming |
| you were birdliming |
| he/she/it was birdliming |
| we were birdliming |
| you were birdliming |
| they were birdliming |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had birdlimed |
| you had birdlimed |
| he/she/it had birdlimed |
| we had birdlimed |
| you had birdlimed |
| they had birdlimed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will birdlime |
| you will birdlime |
| he/she/it will birdlime |
| we will birdlime |
| you will birdlime |
| they will birdlime |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have birdlimed |
| you will have birdlimed |
| he/she/it will have birdlimed |
| we will have birdlimed |
| you will have birdlimed |
| they will have birdlimed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be birdliming |
| you will be birdliming |
| he/she/it will be birdliming |
| we will be birdliming |
| you will be birdliming |
| they will be birdliming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been birdliming |
| you have been birdliming |
| he/she/it has been birdliming |
| we have been birdliming |
| you have been birdliming |
| they have been birdliming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been birdliming |
| you will have been birdliming |
| he/she/it will have been birdliming |
| we will have been birdliming |
| you will have been birdliming |
| they will have been birdliming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been birdliming |
| you had been birdliming |
| he/she/it had been birdliming |
| we had been birdliming |
| you had been birdliming |
| they had been birdliming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would birdlime |
| you would birdlime |
| he/she/it would birdlime |
| we would birdlime |
| you would birdlime |
| they would birdlime |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have birdlimed |
| you would have birdlimed |
| he/she/it would have birdlimed |
| we would have birdlimed |
| you would have birdlimed |
| they would have birdlimed |
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