BIRD-DOG Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈbərd-ˌdȯg

Definition of bird-dog

as in to chase

to go after or on the track of suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife

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bird dog

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noun

as in wolf dog

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Verb

Dylan Lee issued a pair of two-out walks in the eighth before getting pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidt to strike out chasing a heater.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
There was plenty of evidence on this point, the most important being that the Kittrells were being chased by creditors at the time of their transfers and the transfers left them insolvent and unable to satisfy their debts.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chase

Noun

That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.

— Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.

— Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025

Definition of wolf dog

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Those who’ve reported to ICE offices after receiving the notices have been outfitted with ankle monitors that allow authorities to track their location, Dorsainvil says, and many have been assigned court dates in about a month.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act means the court cannot order Meta to request children to submit personal data or be passively tracked online, even for age verification purposes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of track

Noun

Kenny is super likable but kind of just follows Boyd around like a puppy dog.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of puppy dog

Verb

This spring, Anthropic let the robot dogs out again, but this time, an improved Claude worked alone.

— Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
But controversies tied to the people around him — most recently antisemitic and white nationalist social media posts by his son-in-law — have dogged him throughout his campaign.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

The hunters didn’t need the DeFlock map in downtown Atlanta, where cameras seem to outnumber pigeons.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Here, visitors can celebrate all forms of this beloved regional ingredient, including cooking demonstrations, sampling local delicacies, and purchasing white truffles directly from the trifulao, or truffle hunters, themselves.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

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