birdlime

incontável

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

• 🇵🇹Substância pegajosa e viscosa que tradicionalmente era aplicada em galhos para capturar pequenos pássaros. Também se refere a qualquer material adesivo usado para esse fim, ou, em sentido figurado, a algo que prende ou enreda.

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.

   🇵🇹Cola para pássaros

   Sinônimos: 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 antigo que significa capturar aves usando uma substância pegajosa (visco ou liga) aplicada nos galhos; em sentido figurado, atrair ou enredar alguém numa armadilha.

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.

   🇵🇹Passar visgo

   Sinônimos: lime

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