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birdie
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bird·ie  (bûrd)
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.

birdie [ˈbɜːdɪ]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole
2. Informal a bird, esp a small bird
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations) (tr) Golf to play (a hole) in one stroke under par
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.birdiebirdie - (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
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
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.birdiebirdie - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
badminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton
Verb1.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"
Translations
birdie [ˈbɜːdɪ]
A. N
1. (Golf) → birdie m, menos uno m
2. (baby talk) → pajarito m
watch the birdie! (Phot) → ¡mira el pajarito!
B. VT (Golf) to birdie a holehacer birdie or uno bajo par en un hoyo
birdie [ˈbɜːrdi]
n (GOLF)birdie m
to get a birdie → faire un birdie
vt (GOLF) to birdie a hole → faire un birdie
bird of paradise n
(= bird) → oiseau m de paradis
(= flower) → fleur f oiseau de paradis
bird of passage n (= person) → oiseau m de passage
bird of prey noiseau m de proie
bird sanctuary nréserve f ornithologique
bird's-eye view [ˈbɜːrdzaɪ] nvue f à vol d'oiseau, vue f d'ensemble
a bird's-eye view of Paris
BUT Paris vu d'avion.
bird's nest nnid m d'oiseau, nid m d'oiseaux
birdie
n
(inf)Vögelchen nt; watch the birdiegleich kommts Vögelchen raus!
(Golf) → Birdie nt
vt (Golf) to birdie a holeein Birdie spielen


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Also, the way I started the year, birdying the last three holes to win the Hope and making a nice putt in the first playoff hole to win the Nissan Open.
Jones, birdying the first three holes and three of the last four for a 6-under-par 65, set a 54-hole tournament-record of 22-under 191 to take a five-stroke lead into today's final round at TPC of Scottsdale.
18 to finish 1-over-par 61 - nearly birdying his age by a full round.
 
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