blackbird
To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or forceTo enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
Meaning
1 sensesTo enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
Examples
25 sentencesThat black bird isn't a blackbird.
ruЭта чёрная птица не дрозд. — marafon
There are blackbirds nesting in my garden.
У моєму саду гніздяться чорні дрозди. — oromashka
ruВ моём саду свили гнездо чёрные дрозды. — Ooneykcall
That black bird is not a blackbird.
ruТа чёрная птица - не дрозд. — Selena777
deDer schwarze Vogel da ist keine Amsel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The chough is similar to a blackbird.
The blackbird is a well-known songbird.
deDie Amsel ist ein bekannter Singvogel. — Melang
Origin
From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to blackFrom Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.
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Forms
blackbirds, blackbirding, blackbirded, blackbirded| Base form | blackbird · to blackbird |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blackbirds |
| Present participle | blackbirding |
| Past simple | blackbirded |
| Past participle | blackbirded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.