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fish noun (fish or fishes) 1 any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate that has no legs, and typically possesses paired fins, breathes by means of gills, and has a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a body covered with scales. 2 in compounds any of various water-inhabiting creatures • shellfish • jellyfish. 3 the flesh of fish used as food. Compare flesh noun 2. 4 derog, colloq a person • an odd fish • a cold fish. 5 (the Fish) astron, astrol Pisces. verb (fished, fishing) 1 intrans to catch or try to catch fish • She was fishing all day. 2 to catch or try to catch fish in (a river, lake, etc) • fish a river. 3 intrans to search or grope • fished in his bag for a pen. 4 intrans (usually fish for something) to seek information, compliments, etc by indirect means. drink like a fish colloq to be in the habit of drinking a lot of alcohol. a fish out of water someone in an unaccustomed, unsuitable situation which makes them ill at ease. have other fish to fry colloq to have other, more important, things to do.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon fisc.

fish noun (fish or fishes) 1 any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate that has no legs, and typically possesses paired fins, breathes by means of gills, and has a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a body covered with scales. 2 in compounds any of various water-inhabiting creatures • shellfish • jellyfish. 3 the flesh of fish used as food. Compare flesh noun 2. 4 derog, colloq a person • an odd fish • a cold fish. 5 (the Fish) astron, astrol Pisces. verb (fished, fishing) 1 intrans to catch or try to catch fish • She was fishing all day. 2 to catch or try to catch fish in (a river, lake, etc) • fish a river. 3 intrans to search or grope • fished in his bag for a pen. 4 intrans (usually fish for something) to seek information, compliments, etc by indirect means. drink like a fish colloq to be in the habit of drinking a lot of alcohol. a fish out of water someone in an unaccustomed, unsuitable situation which makes them ill at ease. have other fish to fry colloq to have other, more important, things to do.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon fisc.

fish noun (fish or fishes) 1 any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate that has no legs, and typically possesses paired fins, breathes by means of gills, and has a bony or cartilaginous skeleton and a body covered with scales. 2 in compounds any of various water-inhabiting creatures • shellfish • jellyfish. 3 the flesh of fish used as food. Compare flesh noun 2. 4 derog, colloq a person • an odd fish • a cold fish. 5 (the Fish) astron, astrol Pisces. verb (fished, fishing) 1 intrans to catch or try to catch fish • She was fishing all day. 2 to catch or try to catch fish in (a river, lake, etc) • fish a river. 3 intrans to search or grope • fished in his bag for a pen. 4 intrans (usually fish for something) to seek information, compliments, etc by indirect means. drink like a fish colloq to be in the habit of drinking a lot of alcohol. a fish out of water someone in an unaccustomed, unsuitable situation which makes them ill at ease. have other fish to fry colloq to have other, more important, things to do.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon fisc.