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Fish Definition & Meaning
fish
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plural fish or fishes
Definition of fish(Entry 1 of 2) 1a : an aquatic animal —usually used in combination starfishcuttlefish b : any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal (see caudal sense 2) fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated freshwater fish tropical fish 2 : the flesh of fish used as food We're having fish for dinner. 3a : a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation) b : fellow, person an odd fish c : sucker sense 5a felt sorry for the poor fish 4 : something that resembles a fish: such as a Fish or Fishes plural : pisces sense 1 also : pisces sense 2a b : torpedo sense 1b The submarine's fish hit the freighter. fish out of water : a person who is in an unnatural or uncomfortable sphere or situation The country boy felt like a fish out of water in the big city. fish to fry : concerns or interests to pursue —usually used with other can't deal with that problem now; we've got other fish to fry right now neither fish nor fowl : one that does not belong to a particular class or category The movie is neither fish nor fowl—it's not really a comedy, but it's too light-hearted to be called a drama.fish verb fished; fishing; fishesDefinition of fish (Entry 2 of 2) intransitive verb 1 : to attempt to catch fish 2 : to seek something by roundabout means fishing for a compliment 3a : to search for something underwater fish for pearls b : to engage in a search by groping or feeling fishing around in her purse for her keystransitive verb 1a : to try to catch fish in b : to fish with : use (something, such as a boat, a net, or bait) in fishing 2a : to go fishing for fish salmon b : to pull or draw as if fishing fished the ball from under the car fish wires through a conduit fish or cut bait : to make a choice between alternatives Illustration of fish
Noun fish 1b: 1 mandible, 2 nasal opening, 3 eye, 4 cheek, 5 operculum, 6 dorsal fins, 7 lateral line, 8 caudal fin, 9 scales, 10 anal fin, 11 anus, 12 pectoral fin, 13 pelvic fin, 14 maxilla, 15 premaxilla, 16 upper jaw In the meaning defined above Other Words from fish Synonyms More Example Sentences Phrases Containing fish Learn More About fish Other Words from fishNoun fishless \ ˈfish-ləs
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adjective
fishlike
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ˈfish-ˌlīk
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adjective
Verb fishability \ ˌfi-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē
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noun
fishable
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ˈfi-shə-bəl
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adjective
Synonyms for fish
Synonyms: Noun baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wightSynonyms: Verb feel, fumble, grope, scrabble Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of fish in a Sentence
Noun
We're having fish for dinner.
he's rather an odd fish
Verb
We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.
They fished the stream all morning.
She was fishing around in her purse for her keys.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Arby's launches fish sandwich wars with Pusha T's spicy diss track.
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Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
It was inspired by flames on Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River, fish kills in Florida and sewage in New York’s Hudson River.
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2022
Slyman is the Presenting Sponsor of the Barbie Rod Steelhead Derby, a major fundraiser of the Cleveland Metroparks Fishing Fund, which provides fish stockings around the Cleveland Metroparks.
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cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
In this instance, farmers were allowed to lease their water to maintain the fish population of two species, but it was rarely used.
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Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Mar. 2022
While hundreds of species thrive in the waters near and surrounding the archipelago nation, this is the first fish to be described by a Maldivian scientist.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
The Clackamas River is also on the USGS map and drops more quickly than the Willamette, which is why there were a few fish caught at Meldrum Bar before the rest of the Willamette was fishable this past week.
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Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2022
Shadow left to hunt for food, bringing the mother-to-be a whole fish every day during one particularly prolific week.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
The Morgan horse is the state horse; the ladybug is the state insect; the cod is the state fish . . .
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BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The 74-year-old man and his wife on a pontoon boat drove over to help fish the pair out of the lake, the sheriff's office said.
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CBS News, 21 Mar. 2022
The 74-year-old man and his wife on a pontoon boat drove over to help fish the pair out of the lake, the sheriff’s office said.
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Fox News, 21 Mar. 2022
Kids ages 16 years and younger can fish for free, while adults need to buy a license.
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Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Mar. 2022
The line was backed up pretty heavily because customers were having to fish around for cash.
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Andy Meek, BGR, 1 Mar. 2022
Menu: Fish, shrimp, chicken, or fish and shrimp dinners.
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cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
Weedman echoed some of the benefits to fish and the reservoir.
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Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2022
Beyond losing land, Native people lost their Indigenous education -- such as how to live sustainably, how to fish and hunt, and how to identify plants.
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Noah Sheidlower And Radhika Marya, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
Many of those early microbes were cyanobacteria, which can form mats on sediments and rock surfaces and today sometimes cause algal blooms deadly to fish and other aquatic animals.
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Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 2 Aug. 2021
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These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback. Phrases Containing fisha big fish in a little pond a big fish in a small pond bony fish butterfly fish cartilaginous fish clown fish coarse fish cold fish fish-and-chips fish cake fish duck fish-eye fish-eye lens fish farm fish finger fish for fish for compliments fish fry fish hawk fish in the sea fish ladder fish meal fish oil fish or cut bait fish out fish out of water fish protein concentrate fish slice fish stick fish story fish to fry fly fish flying fish game fish gefilte fish jawless fish kettle of fish lantern fish many/plenty more fish in the sea mosquito fish neither fish nor fowl not the only fish in the sea odd/queer fish odd fish parrot fish pilot fish porcupine fish puffer fish rainbow fish rough fish scorpion fish sergeant fish Siamese fighting fish sport fish trash fish tropical fish zebra fish See Morea big fish in a little pond a big fish in a small pond bony fish butterfly fish cartilaginous fish clown fish coarse fish cold fish fish-and-chips fish cake fish duck fish-eye fish-eye lens fish farm fish finger fish for fish for compliments fish fry fish hawk fish in the sea fish ladder fish meal fish oil fish or cut bait fish out fish out of water fish protein concentrate fish slice fish stick fish story fish to fry fly fish flying fish game fish gefilte fish jawless fish kettle of fish lantern fish many/plenty more fish in the sea mosquito fish neither fish nor fowl not the only fish in the sea odd/queer fish odd fish parrot fish pilot fish porcupine fish puffer fish rainbow fish rough fish scorpion fish sergeant fish Siamese fighting fish sport fish trash fish tropical fish zebra fish See More First Known Use of fishNoun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 History and Etymology for fishNoun and Verb Middle English, from Old English fisc; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis Buying GuideOur team at Reviews by Merriam-Webster has selected the best air fryers. Learn More About fishShare fish Post the Definition of fish to Facebook
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More Definitions for fish fish noun \ ˈfish
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plural fish or fishes
Kids Definition of fish(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : any of a large group of vertebrate animals that live in water, breathe with gills, and usually have fins and scales 2 : an animal that lives in water —usually used in combination starfishshellfishOther Words from fish fishlike \ -ˌlīk \ adjectivefish verb fished; fishingKids Definition of fish (Entry 2 of 2) 1 : to catch or try to catch fish 2 : to search for something by or as if by feeling I fished in my purse for change.Fish biographical name \ ˈfish
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Hamilton 1808–1893 American statesman
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