Birdlime (Verb)
Meaning
Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- They would birdlime the branches to secretly capture the rare songbirds for their collection.
- The poacher carefully birdlimed the thin twigs to avoid detection by the wildlife authorities.
- To supplement their income, the villagers would birdlime the trees along the migratory routes.
- The officers were trained to spot traps, which included birdlimed perches and twigs.
- In some rural areas, hunters would birdlime the upper branches of trees to catch the birds at dawn.