"bird dog" meaning in All languages combined

See bird dog on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/ Audio: En-us-bird dog.oga Forms: bird dogs [plural], bird-dog [alternative], birddog [alternative]
Etymology: Compound of bird + dog. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|bird|dog}} Compound of bird + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} bird dog (plural bird dogs)
  1. A gun dog used in hunting waterfowl and other birds to flush, point out, and/or retrieve the birds.
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-noun-ZU4vfiWW
  2. A tout.
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-noun-ENnNZ1nd
  3. A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-noun-hQ6x5EI6
  4. (CB slang) A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-noun-wGPXUiS7
  5. A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-noun-4VRIyDue Categories (other): Exercise Disambiguation of Exercise: 6 4 5 4 62 3 3 9 5
  6. A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-noun-K3FW1fQr

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/ Audio: En-us-bird dog.oga Forms: bird dogs [present, singular, third-person], bird dogging [participle, present], bird dogged [participle, past], bird dogged [past], bird-dog [alternative], birddog [alternative]
Etymology: Compound of bird + dog. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|bird|dog}} Compound of bird + dog Head templates: {{en-verb}} bird dog (third-person singular simple present bird dogs, present participle bird dogging, simple past and past participle bird dogged)
  1. (intransitive) To watch closely. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-verb-uzw1ubUU
  2. (transitive) To seek out. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-verb-foKRkuQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hunting dogs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 15 19 6 13 1 26 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 1 13 20 5 13 1 26 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 13 21 5 13 1 27 13 Disambiguation of Hunting dogs: 12 2 12 19 5 12 1 24 13
  3. (aviation, military, slang) A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bird_dog-en-verb-S28A9J~G Categories (other): Aviation, Military Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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