"shoot a bird" meaning in All languages combined

See shoot a bird on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: shoots a bird [present, singular, third-person], shooting a bird [participle, present], shot a bird [participle, past], shot a bird [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shoot<,,shot> a bird}} shoot a bird (third-person singular simple present shoots a bird, present participle shooting a bird, simple past and past participle shot a bird)
  1. (intransitive) To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-shoot_a_bird-en-verb-f9Gf6FYu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, a, bird.
    Sense id: en-shoot_a_bird-en-verb-frqqTlBP
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        "(intransitive) To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards."
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