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bird-dog
bird-dog also bird·dog (bûrd′dôg′, -dŏg′)v. bird-dogged, bird-dog·ging, bird-dogs also bird·dogged or bird·dog·ging or bird·dogs Informal v.intr. To follow a subject of interest, such as a person or trend, with persistent attention.v.tr.1. To observe or follow closely; monitor: Police bird-dogged the suspect's movements.2. To seek out (talent or clients, for example): bird-dogs recruits for the team.bird′ dog`
n. a dog trained to hunt or retrieve birds. [1885–90, Amer.] bird-dog (ˈbɜrdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg)
v. -dogged, -dog•ging. v.t. 1. to follow closely. v.i. 2. Slang. to steal another person's date. [1940–45, Amer.] bird-dog
Past participle: bird-dogged
Gerund: bird-dogging
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| bird-dog | | bird-dog |
| Present |
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| I bird-dog | | you bird-dog | | he/she/it bird-dogs | | we bird-dog | | you bird-dog | | they bird-dog |
| Preterite |
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| I bird-dogged | | you bird-dogged | | he/she/it bird-dogged | | we bird-dogged | | you bird-dogged | | they bird-dogged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am bird-dogging | | you are bird-dogging | | he/she/it is bird-dogging | | we are bird-dogging | | you are bird-dogging | | they are bird-dogging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have bird-dogged | | you have bird-dogged | | he/she/it has bird-dogged | | we have bird-dogged | | you have bird-dogged | | they have bird-dogged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was bird-dogging | | you were bird-dogging | | he/she/it was bird-dogging | | we were bird-dogging | | you were bird-dogging | | they were bird-dogging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had bird-dogged | | you had bird-dogged | | he/she/it had bird-dogged | | we had bird-dogged | | you had bird-dogged | | they had bird-dogged |
| Future |
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| I will bird-dog | | you will bird-dog | | he/she/it will bird-dog | | we will bird-dog | | you will bird-dog | | they will bird-dog |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have bird-dogged | | you will have bird-dogged | | he/she/it will have bird-dogged | | we will have bird-dogged | | you will have bird-dogged | | they will have bird-dogged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be bird-dogging | | you will be bird-dogging | | he/she/it will be bird-dogging | | we will be bird-dogging | | you will be bird-dogging | | they will be bird-dogging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been bird-dogging | | you have been bird-dogging | | he/she/it has been bird-dogging | | we have been bird-dogging | | you have been bird-dogging | | they have been bird-dogging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been bird-dogging | | you will have been bird-dogging | | he/she/it will have been bird-dogging | | we will have been bird-dogging | | you will have been bird-dogging | | they will have been bird-dogging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been bird-dogging | | you had been bird-dogging | | he/she/it had been bird-dogging | | we had been bird-dogging | | you had been bird-dogging | | they had been bird-dogging |
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| I would bird-dog | | you would bird-dog | | he/she/it would bird-dog | | we would bird-dog | | you would bird-dog | | they would bird-dog |
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| I would have bird-dogged | | you would have bird-dogged | | he/she/it would have bird-dogged | | we would have bird-dogged | | you would have bird-dogged | | they would have bird-dogged |
Thesaurusbird-dog also birddog
verbInformal. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:dog, follow, shadow, track, trail.Informal: tail.bird-dog
bird-dog1. To become romantically involved with someone else's significant other, especially when done by a man. I can't believe that guy bird-dogged me and stole my girlfriend!2. To pay close, usually unwelcome, attention to someone else. Would you quit bird-dogging me and let me work in peace?bird-dog1. tv. to take away another man’s girlfriend. Why’d you have to go and bird-dog me, your best buddy? 2. tv. to supervise someone; to tail someone. Marlowe knew somebody was bird-dogging him, but he was too smart to show it. FinancialSeebird dogbird-dog
Synonyms for bird-dogverb to keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behindSynonyms- dog
- follow
- shadow
- track
- trail
- tail
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