birdlime

See also: bird-lime

English

Etymology

bird +‎ lime

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝdlaɪm/
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Noun

birdlime (uncountable)

A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.
(rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.

Translations

sticky substance to catch birds

Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܕܒܩܐ m (deḇqā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 粘鳥膠／粘鸟胶 (zhānniǎojiāo)
Czech: lep (cs) m
Finnish: lintuliima
French: glu (fr) f
Galician: visgo (gl) m, lliga f
German: Vogelleim (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: ἰξός m (ixós)
Hungarian: madárfogólép, madárenyv
Irish: glae glas m
Italian: pania f
Japanese: 鳥黐 (torimochi)
Langi: ʉrɨɨmbo
Latin: viscum n
Old English: fugollīm
Ottoman Turkish: اوكسه (ökse)
Russian: пти́чий кле́й m (ptíčij kléj)
Scottish Gaelic: bìth-eòin f, bìth f
Spanish: liga (es) f, ajonje (es) m
Swahili: ulimbo
Swedish: fågellim n
Welsh: adarlud m, glud adar m, glud (cy) m

serving of a prison sentence — see time

Verb

birdlime (third-person singular simple present birdlimes, present participle birdliming, simple past and past participle birdlimed)

(transitive) To add birdlime to.

Translations

add birdlime

Finnish: sivellä lintuliimalla
French: engluer (fr)

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