A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.

(cooking, slang) A chicken or turkey used as food.

(slang) A man, fellow.

(UK, Ireland, slang) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

(slang) An airplane.

(slang) A satellite.

(UK, with definite article, especially in expressions such as 'give someone the bird') Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.

(with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

A yardbird.

(slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.

(slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.

(slang) A prison sentence.

(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.

(intransitive, figurative) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

(transitive, television) To transmit via satellite.

(transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.

(Canada, colloquial, of a school or university course) Able to be passed with very little work; having the nature of a bird course.