"birdlime" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/ [UK], /ˈbɝdlaɪm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-birdlime.wav
Etymology: From bird + lime. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bird|lime}} bird + lime Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} birdlime (uncountable)
  1. A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds. Tags: uncountable Translations (sticky substance to catch birds): ἰξός (ixós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ܕܒܩܐ (deḇqā) [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), 粘鳥膠 (Chinese Mandarin), 粘鸟胶 (zhānniǎojiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), lep [masculine] (Czech), lintuliima (Finnish), glu [feminine] (French), visgo [masculine] (Galician), lliga [feminine] (Galician), Vogelleim [masculine] (German), madárfogólép (Hungarian), madárenyv (Hungarian), glae glas [masculine] (Irish), pania [feminine] (Italian), 鳥黐 (torimochi) (Japanese), ʉrɨɨmbo (Langi), viscum [neuter] (Latin), pulut (Malay), fugollīm (Old English), اوكسه (ökse) (Ottoman Turkish), пти́чий кле́й (ptíčij kléj) [masculine] (Russian), bìth-eòin [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), bìth [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), liga [feminine] (Spanish), ajonje [masculine] (Spanish), ulimbo (Swahili), fågellim [neuter] (Swedish), adarlud [masculine] (Welsh), glud adar [masculine] (Welsh), glud [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-birdlime-en-noun-s5kcjEZ~ Disambiguation of 'sticky substance to catch birds': 89 11
  2. (rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Prison
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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/ [UK], /ˈbɝdlaɪm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-birdlime.wav Forms: birdlimes [present, singular, third-person], birdliming [participle, present], birdlimed [participle, past], birdlimed [past]
Etymology: From bird + lime. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bird|lime}} bird + lime Head templates: {{en-verb}} birdlime (third-person singular simple present birdlimes, present participle birdliming, simple past and past participle birdlimed)
  1. (transitive) To add birdlime to. Tags: transitive Translations (add birdlime): sivellä lintuliimalla (Finnish), engluer (French) Translations (to get caught birds using birdlime): tēmkêu (Khiamniungan Naga)
    Sense id: en-birdlime-en-verb-yBHuzSD7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds."
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        "Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence."
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      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "deḇqā",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ܕܒܩܐ"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "粘鳥膠"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhānniǎojiāo",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "粘鸟胶"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lep"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "lintuliima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "glu"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visgo"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lliga"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vogelleim"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ixós",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἰξός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "madárfogólép"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "madárenyv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glae glas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pania"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "torimochi",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "鳥黐"
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      "code": "lag",
      "lang": "Langi",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "ʉrɨɨmbo"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "viscum"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "pulut"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "fugollīm"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
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      "roman": "ökse",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "اوكسه"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ptíčij kléj",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "пти́чий кле́й"
    },
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bìth-eòin"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "liga"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "ajonje"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "word": "ulimbo"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
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      "word": "fågellim"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adarlud"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glud adar"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "sticky substance to catch birds",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glud"
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}

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        "To add birdlime to."
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        "(transitive) To add birdlime to."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɜːdlaɪm/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɝdlaɪm/",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "add birdlime",
      "word": "sivellä lintuliimalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "add birdlime",
      "word": "engluer"
    },
    {
      "code": "kix",
      "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
      "sense": "to get caught birds using birdlime",
      "word": "tēmkêu"
    }
  ],
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}

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