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gives the bird

gives the bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give the bird.

Meaning of give the bird

Verb

give the bird (third-person singular simple present gives the bird, present participle giving the bird, simple past gave the bird, past participle given the bird)

  1. Synonym of flip the bird.
    • Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird!1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Maverick (Tom Cruise)
    Synonyms:
    flip the bird
  2. (UK) To boo and jeer (at someone), especially to express displeasure at a performer.
    • The crowd was giving the bird to the warm-up act.

Questions about gives the bird

What is gives the bird the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives the bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give the bird.

Words near gives the bird in the dictionary

  1. gives something a whirl
  2. gives something up as a bad job
  3. gives suck
  4. gives the ax
  5. gives the axe
  6. gives the bird
  7. gives the devil his due
  8. gives the dirts
  9. gives the elbow
  10. gives the finger
  11. gives the floor

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