Antonyms for fish out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fish

Phonetic Transcription : fɪʃ

Definition of fish out

Origin : Old English fiscian (cf. Old Norse fiska, Old High German fiscon, German fischen, Gothic fiskon), from the root of fish (n.). Related: Fished; fishing.

As in spy : verb secretly follow, watch another's actions

Example sentences :

Muzzling in a flour-tub: running their heads into a tub of flour to fish out prizes.
Extract from : « Tom Brown at Rugby » by Thomas Hughes

The wind was blowing hard and the canoe was not easy to fish out of.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

We have had two northers and the water grew so cold that it drove the fish out.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

I'm like a fish out of water when I'm out of the atmosphere of art.
Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells

Sibly—When Steve proposed to me he acted like a fish out of water.
Extract from : « The New Pun Book » by Thomas A. Brown and Thomas Joseph Carey

That was generous of Jed—to let me get the fish out, when he'd been the one to hook it.
Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin

The common phrase "fish out of water" is often heard in reference to it.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin

A small net used for taking shad and other fish out of the water.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

Let us sit down, while I fish out my book, and discover what it is.
Extract from : « Yr Ynys Unyg » by Julia de Winton

Terlan's rod is enough to drive flies and fish out of the county.
Extract from : « Lines in Pleasant Places » by William Senior

Synonyms for fish out

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