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单词 birdlimed
释义

birdlime

noun

bird·​lime ˈbərd-ˌlīm How to pronounce birdlime (audio)
1
: a sticky substance usually made from the bark of a holly (Ilex aquifolium) that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds
2
: something that ensnares
birdlime transitive verb

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

birdlimed

verb

past tense of birdlime
as in captured

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • captured
  • entoiled
  • immeshed
  • collared
  • meshed
  • entrapped
  • trapped
  • caught up
  • tangled
  • enmeshed
  • snared
  • bagged
  • netted
  • ensnared
  • entangled
  • implicated
  • embroiled
  • involved
  • ensnarled
  • mired

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • detached
  • disentangled
  • disengaged
  • liberated
  • cleared
  • untangled
  • freed
  • extricated
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