bird-dog
1 of 2verb
ˈbərd-ˌdȯg 
bird-dogged; bird-dogging; bird-dogs
intransitive verb
: to watch closely
transitive verb
: to seek out : follow, detect
bird dog
2 of 2noun
1
: a gundog trained to hunt or retrieve birds
2
a
: one (such as a canvasser or talent scout) who seeks out something for another
b
: one who steals another's date
Synonyms
Verb
- chase
- course
- dog
- follow
- hound
- pursue
- run
- shadow
- tag
- tail
- trace
- track
- trail
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 The McGill Big Three are the McGill curl-up, the side bridge, and the bird dog. Roger Lockridge, Men's Health, 26 Apr. 2022 The bird dog crunch is an excellent core stability exercise that works your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and glutes. SELF, 28 Jan. 2022 Maybe it’s because their life spans are shorter than ours that bird dog seasons seem to have less to do with a calendar year than the whole of their lives in consideration of human constraints and conditions. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 The gun has a lot of nice details, with beautiful engraving on the sides of the receiver, lovely wood with checkering, and a small metal plate on the bottom of the stock grip that shows a bird dog with a duck in its mouth. The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2021 Strengthen your core, which will help prevent back pain, with planks, abdominal curls and moves like bird dog and Superman. Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021 Hugo’s posture does not resemble the classic cartoon bird dog that points a paw toward a bird. Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2021 Directions Perform 8-15 reps per side of the dead bug, 6-12 reps per side of the bird dog, and hold the side plank for 20-45 seconds per side. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Apr. 2021 See More
Noun
The bright spot, for those of you who have no bird dog, are blueberries. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 The McGill Big Three are the McGill curl-up, the side bridge, and the bird dog. Roger Lockridge, Men's Health, 26 Apr. 2022 The bird dog crunch is an excellent core stability exercise that works your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and glutes. SELF, 28 Jan. 2022 Maybe it’s because their life spans are shorter than ours that bird dog seasons seem to have less to do with a calendar year than the whole of their lives in consideration of human constraints and conditions. Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021 The gun has a lot of nice details, with beautiful engraving on the sides of the receiver, lovely wood with checkering, and a small metal plate on the bottom of the stock grip that shows a bird dog with a duck in its mouth. The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2021 Strengthen your core, which will help prevent back pain, with planks, abdominal curls and moves like bird dog and Superman. Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021 Hugo’s posture does not resemble the classic cartoon bird dog that points a paw toward a bird. Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2021 Directions Perform 8-15 reps per side of the dead bug, 6-12 reps per side of the bird dog, and hold the side plank for 20-45 seconds per side. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1943, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1
bird-dogged
verb
as in pursued
to go after or on the track of suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pursued
- chased
- tracked
- ran after
- escorted
- followed
- accompanied
- traced
- tailed
- dogged
- shadowed
- trailed
- hounded
- tagged
- watched
- run
- coursed
- hunted
- sought
- ran
- chaperoned
- observed
- searched (for)
- eyed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- led
- piloted
- guided
- headed