fish

fish · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water.

  2. 2.

    The flesh of fish as food.

  3. 3.

    To catch or try to catch fish.

  4. 4.

    To search or feel around for something.

Forms

plural: fish/fishes

Phrases & expressions

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    a big fish — An important person.
  • •
    a fish out of water — Someone in an unfamiliar situation.
  • •
    fish for compliments — To try to get praise.
  • •
    there are plenty of fish in the sea — There are many other options.
  • •
    drink like a fish — To drink heavily.
  • •
    neither fish nor fowl — Hard to classify.
  • •
    fishy — Suspicious or questionable.

Related words

See also: aquatic, fishing, salmon, seafood

Etymology

From Old English fisc, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European peisk- ("fish").