Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates of the superclass Pisces, characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body and including specifically:.
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Any of the class Chondrichthyes, having a cartilaginous skeleton and including the sharks, rays, and skates.
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Any of the class Osteichthyes, having a bony skeleton.
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Any of various primitive aquatic vertebrates of the class Cyclostomata, lacking jaws and including the lampreys and hagfishes.
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Any of various unrelated aquatic animals, such as a jellyfish, cuttlefish, or crayfish.
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verb
To attempt to catch fish.
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To seek something by roundabout means .
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To search for something underwater .
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To engage in a search by groping or feeling .
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To try to catch fish in.
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biographical name
Hamilton 1808–1893 Am. statesman.
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idiom
Fish in troubled waters To try to take advantage of a confused situation.
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Fish or cut bait Informal To proceed with an activity or abandon it altogether.
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Neither fish nor fowl Having no specific characteristics; indefinite.
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Other fish to fry Informal Other matters to attend to: He declined to come along to the movie, saying he had other fish to fry.
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phrasal-verb
Fish out To deplete (a lake, for example) of fish by fishing.
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