birdie

/ˈbɜr·di/ n [C]

Definition

› (in golf) a score for a hole that is one less than the usual score: Weir faced a 30-footer for birdie, while Monty had lost his approach right of the green. birdie

/ˈbɜrd·i/ v [I/T] › He birdied four of his final five holes Thursday to take the first-round lead.

(Definition of birdie n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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