Fish meaning

What does “fish” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fish” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills.

fish

noun

  1. any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

    “the shark is a large fish”

    “in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish”

  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”

  3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces

    SynonymsPisces
  4. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

verb

  1. seek indirectly

    “fish for compliments”

    Synonymsangle
  2. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

    “I like to go fishing on weekends”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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