birded

Verb (1)

bird (third-person singular simple present birds, present participle birding, simple past and past participle birded)

1. (intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
2. (intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
   • MAMMON: These day-owls.
     SURLY: That are birding in men's purses1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...
4. (transitive) To transmit via satellite.
   • Unless the TV crew has its own flyaway, the locals can still defeat a story they couldn't prevent reporters from covering by cutting it off at the pass, when it is being birded through their facilities.1995, David D. Pearce, Wary Partners: Diplomats and the Media, page 43

Verb (2)

bird (third-person singular simple present birds, present participle birding, simple past and past participle birded)

1. (slang, transitive) To bring into prison, to roof.
   • Free Criminal, he got birded
     That's a L but I know he’ll firm it
     I was vexed when I heard that verdict2017, “No Hook”, ZK & Digga D (lyrics), CDM (music)

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