bird-dog also bird·dog (bûrd′dôg′, -dŏg′) v. bird-dogged , bird-dog·ging , bird-dogs also bird·dogged or bird·dog·ging or bird·dogs Informal
v. intr. To follow a subject of interest, such as a person or trend, with persistent attention.
v. tr. 1. To observe or follow closely; monitor: Police bird-dogged the suspect's movements.
2. To seek out (talent or clients, for example): bird-dogs recruits for the team.
bird′ dog` n. a dog trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
[1885–90, Amer. ]
bird-dog (ˈbɜrdˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg) v. -dogged, -dog•ging. v.t. 1. to follow closely.
v.i. 2. Slang. to steal another person's date.
[1940–45, Amer. ]
bird-dog Past participle: bird-doggedGerund: bird-doggingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative bird-dog bird-dog
Present I bird-dog you bird-dog he/she/it bird-dogs we bird-dog you bird-dog they bird-dog
Preterite I bird-dogged you bird-dogged he/she/it bird-dogged we bird-dogged you bird-dogged they bird-dogged
Present Continuous I am bird-dogging you are bird-dogging he/she/it is bird-dogging we are bird-dogging you are bird-dogging they are bird-dogging
Present Perfect I have bird-dogged you have bird-dogged he/she/it has bird-dogged we have bird-dogged you have bird-dogged they have bird-dogged
Past Continuous I was bird-dogging you were bird-dogging he/she/it was bird-dogging we were bird-dogging you were bird-dogging they were bird-dogging
Past Perfect I had bird-dogged you had bird-dogged he/she/it had bird-dogged we had bird-dogged you had bird-dogged they had bird-dogged
Future I will bird-dog you will bird-dog he/she/it will bird-dog we will bird-dog you will bird-dog they will bird-dog
Future Perfect I will have bird-dogged you will have bird-dogged he/she/it will have bird-dogged we will have bird-dogged you will have bird-dogged they will have bird-dogged
Future Continuous I will be bird-dogging you will be bird-dogging he/she/it will be bird-dogging we will be bird-dogging you will be bird-dogging they will be bird-dogging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been bird-dogging you have been bird-dogging he/she/it has been bird-dogging we have been bird-dogging you have been bird-dogging they have been bird-dogging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been bird-dogging you will have been bird-dogging he/she/it will have been bird-dogging we will have been bird-dogging you will have been bird-dogging they will have been bird-dogging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been bird-dogging you had been bird-dogging he/she/it had been bird-dogging we had been bird-dogging you had been bird-dogging they had been bird-dogging
Conditional I would bird-dog you would bird-dog he/she/it would bird-dog we would bird-dog you would bird-dog they would bird-dog
Past Conditional I would have bird-dogged you would have bird-dogged he/she/it would have bird-dogged we would have bird-dogged you would have bird-dogged they would have bird-dogged
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bird-dog also birddogverb Informal. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: