birdlime

incontable

A sticky adhesive substance traditionally smeared on branches to trap small birds.

• 🇪🇸Sustancia pegajosa y viscosa que se untaba tradicionalmente en ramas para atrapar pájaros pequeños.

1. Sticky adhesive for trapping birds C2 formal british

   A viscous, sticky substance traditionally smeared on twigs or branches to capture small birds by trapping their feet.

   • The poacher prepared birdlime to catch songbirds.
   • Birdlime was historically used by fowlers to trap birds.
   • The branches were coated with birdlime to ensnare the birds.

   🇪🇸Liga para cazar pájaros

   Sinónimos: lime

• birdlimes plural form
• birdlimes' possessive plural form
• birdlime's possessive singular form

An obsolete verb meaning to catch or snare birds using a sticky substance (birdlime) spread on branches, or figuratively, to entrap or ensnare someone.

• 🇪🇸Verbo desusado que significa cazar pájaros usando una sustancia pegajosa (liga) aplicada a ramas, o, en sentido figurado, atraer o tender una trampa a alguien.

1. To apply birdlime C2 formal british

   To spread a sticky adhesive substance on branches or twigs in order to trap small birds.

   • The poacher birdlimed the branches of the tree to catch finches.
   • In ancient times, hunters would birdlime twigs to capture songbirds.
   • He carefully birdlimed the small branches near the feeder.

   🇪🇸Emplumar (con liga)

   Sinónimos: lime

• birdlimed past participle
• birdlimed past simple
• birdliming present participle
• birdlimes third person singular