Meaning

2 senses

  1. Synonym of 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.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. What name did you give the bird?

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  2. Give the birds water; they want to drink.

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  3. Give way to the birds.

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  4. Sami gave his bird away.

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  5. Sami gave Layla an exotic bird.

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Forms

gives the bird, giving the bird, gave the bird, given the bird
Base formgive the bird · to give the bird
3rd person singulargives the bird
Present participlegiving the bird
Past simplegave the bird
Past participlegiven the bird

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive the bird
he, she, itgives the bird

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave the bird

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given the bird
he, she, ithas given the bird

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give the bird

Synonyms

1 synonyms
flip the bird

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
giveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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