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Synonyms for fish

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fish
Phonetic Transcription : fɪʃ

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Définition of fish

Origin :
  • Old English fisc, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German fisc, Old Norse fiskr, Middle Dutch visc, Dutch vis, German Fisch, Gothic fisks), from PIE *peisk- "fish" (cf. Latin piscis, Irish iasc, and, via Latin, Italian pesce, French poisson, Spanish pez, Welsh pysgodyn, Breton pesk).
  • Fish story attested from 1819, from the tendency to exaggerate the size of the catch (or the one that got away). Figurative sense of fish out of water first recorded 1610s.
  • verb throwing bait to catch seafood
Example sentences :
  • He was very glad to earn money in this way, since it seemed he was to have no fish to dispose of.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He caught but two fish, and they were so small that he decided not to offer them for sale.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "I'll take another piece of fish, mother," said Robert, passing his plate.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "I feel as if I should like some fish for breakfast," said Robert one morning, on waking up.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was rather a heavy tug, for the fish he had caught weighed at least fifty pounds.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He did not like his neighbor, Mr. Fish, any too well but there was no way out.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Fish called on Knife and told him that he did not care for money.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The first thing I am going to do is to catch some fish, if you'll lend me your boat.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It's a pity it wasn't the devil himself instead of his fish!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The waters were full of fish, but they would not take the bait.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
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