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fish

/ fish /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
"the shark is a large fish"
"in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish"
Type of:
aquatic vertebrate
Kinds of:
bottom feeder cartilaginous fish chondrichthian fingerling game fish
Has parts:
school shoal Pisces
Derived:
angle
noun Sense 2
the flesh of fish used as food
"in Japan most fish is eaten raw"
"after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"
"they have a chef who specializes in fish"
Type of:
food
Kinds of:
panfish stockfish anchovy eel mullet
verb Sense 3
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
"I like to go fishing on weekends"
Type of:
catch grab take hold of
Kinds of:
crab seine scallop scollop rail
Derived:
fisherman fisher fishing sportfishing fishery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
seek indirectly
"fish for compliments"
Type of:
search seek look for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
Type of:
person individual someone
Domain:
astrology star divination
noun Sense 6
the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
Type of:
sign of the zodiac star sign sign
Semantic Complexity
82%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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aquatic vertebrate bottom feeder cartilaginous fish chondrichthian fingerling game fish food panfish stockfish anchovy eel mullet