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Meaning offishin English

fish

us//fɪʃ//uk//fɪʃ//

Pluralfishes
Past Tensefished
Participle Verbfishing
Third Person Singularfishes

Definitions

Noun
1. a cold-blooded aquatic animal; vertebrate
2. any water-living animal (archaic)
3. cod; codfish (Newfoundland)
  The store sells fresh fish from the ocean.
4. edible flesh of fish
  People often eat fish as a source of protein.
5. a card game with pairing goals
  They played a game of fish with their friends at the party.
6. an easy target for swindling; deceit
  The scammer saw the tourist as a fish and tried to cheat him.
7. a poor poker player (opposite of shark)
  The inexperienced gambler was known as a fish at the poker table.
8. a makeshift ship brace (nautical)
  The sailor used a fish to temporarily repair the damaged mast.
9. a nautical device for lifting anchors
  The crew used a fish to lift the heavy anchor from the seafloor.
10. a self-propelled explosive device (torpedo); military slang
  The military deployed a fish to destroy the enemy's naval vessel.
11. a jawed vertebrate (including Tetrapoda)
  The biologist studied the fish in the aquarium.
12. a card in Lenormand cartomancy (thirty-fourth)
  The Lenormand deck includes a fish card with symbolic meaning.
13. a new prisoner (vulnerable); inexperienced
  The new inmate was known as a fish among the seasoned prisoners.
Verb
1. to hunt aquatic animals in water
  The fishermen went to the lake to fish for trout.
2. to search water for non-fish items
  The diver went to fish for lost treasures in the ocean.

Compounds / Phrases

alligatorfish angelfish baitfish balloonfish blindfish bluefish butterflyfish cardinalfish catfish crayfishes fishboat fishbowl fishbowls fisheye fisherman fishhook fishhooks fishlet fishlike fishlines fishmeal fishnet fishnets fishplate fishpole fishskin fishway fishways fishweir fishwives fishworks flatfishes glassfish goosefish hammerfish handfish yellowfish lionfish rabbitfish frogfish fish tank Mexican walking fish porcupinefish parrotfish razorfish dogfish redfish ribbonfish rockfish roosterfish rosefish sandfish scorpionfish shellfish snailfish starfish surgeonfish vampire fish tigerfish trumpetfish turkeyfish goldfish fishpond fishbone kingfish fishtail clownfish fishmongers gamefish fishtails anemonefish fishless queer fish fish farmer fish farm fishman fish ladder fishwoman Jesus fish dolphinfish fish eagle fish hawk fishculture drumfish fish slice swordfishes tuna fish fishtailed fishtailing moonfish fish bowl fish pond fishtank cowfish fishboats fishbones fisheyes fishline fishmeals fishplates fishponds fishworms foxfish guitarfish pigfish snakefish sportfish fish poisoning gunnel fish buffalofish