birdie
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bird·ie
(bûr′dē)n.
1. Informal A small bird.
2. Sports
a. One stroke under par for a hole in golf.
b. See shuttlecock.
tr.v. bird·ied, bird·ie·ing, bird·ies Sports
To shoot (a hole in golf) in one stroke under par.
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birdie
(ˈbɜːdɪ)n
1. (Golf) golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole
2. informal a bird, esp a small bird
vb
(Golf) (tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke under par
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bird•ie
(ˈbɜr di)n., v. bird•ied, bird•ie•ing. n.
1. a small bird.
2. a score of one stroke under par on a golf hole.
3. a shuttlecock.
v.t. 4. to make a birdie on (a golf hole).
[1785–95]
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birdie
- The golf term birdie is a diminutive of bird, "first-rate thing," as it is one stroke under par for a hole.See also related terms for par.
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birdie
Past participle: birdied
Gerund: birdieing
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birdie
One under par for a hole.
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| Noun | 1. |  birdie - (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a holegolf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| 2. |  birdie - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathersbadminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton | |
| Verb | 1. |  birdie - shoot in one stroke under par golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
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birdie
[ˈbɜːrdi] vt (GOLF) to birdie a hole → faire un birdiebird of paradise n
(= flower) → fleur f oiseau de paradisbird of passage n (= person) → oiseau m de passagebird of prey n → oiseau m de proiebird sanctuary n → réserve f ornithologiquebird's-eye view [ˈbɜːrdzaɪ] n → vue f à vol d'oiseau, vue f d'ensemble
a bird's-eye view of Paris
BUT Paris vu d'avion.bird's nest n → nid m d'oiseau, nid m d'oiseaux
a bird's-eye view of Paris
BUT Paris vu d'avion.bird's nest n → nid m d'oiseau, nid m d'oiseaux
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birdie
vt (Golf) to birdie a hole → ein Birdie spielen
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