birdie

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɝdi/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɜːdi/

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• Hyphenation: bird‧ie
• Homophone: birdy

Noun

Singular birdie

Plural birdies

A badminton birdie.

1. A birdie is another name for a bird.

   Look in the sky! A birdie!

2. In golf, if you get a birdie that means you hit the ball into the hole in one less shot than expected (one under par).

   I took three shots on a four par. I got a birdie.

3. In badminton, the birdie is the type of feathered ball that is used. It is also called a shuttlecock.

   He hit the birdie into the net.

Verb

Plain form birdie

Third-person singular birdies

Past tense birdied

Past participle birdied

Present participle birdieing

1. (transitive) If you birdie a golf hole, you score one under par on it.

   I birdied the last hole with 4 strokes on a par 5.

Related words

• bird