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Fish synonyms
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seafood
(Uncountable, countable) Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.
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  1. (Uncountable, countable) Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.
  2. Edible fish or shellfish from the sea.
  3. (Loosely) Food prepared from any fish
panfish
Any small fish that can be fried whole in a pan
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  1. Any small fish that can be fried whole in a pan
  2. Fish that are suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue both of size and taste; panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport
troll
(Music) To sing in succession the parts of (a round, for example).
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  1. (Music) To sing in succession the parts of (a round, for example).
  2. To sing in a round, catch, etc.
  3. To fish with bait or a lure trailed on a line behind a slowly moving boat
bob
To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth:
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  1. To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth:
  2. To fish with a bob
  3. To try to catch suspended or floating fruit with the teeth
angle
To move or turn (something) at an angle:
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  1. To move or turn (something) at an angle:
  2. (Sports) To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
  3. To move or bend at an angle or by means of angles
seine
A river of northern France flowing about 770 km (480 mi) generally northwest to the Bay of the Seine, an inlet of the English Channel, near Le Havre. It has been an important commercial waterway since Roman times and has figured significantly in the histories of Paris, Rouen, and Le Havre.
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  1. A river of northern France flowing about 770 km (480 mi) generally northwest to the Bay of the Seine, an inlet of the English Channel, near Le Havre. It has been an important commercial waterway since Roman times and has figured significantly in the histories of Paris, Rouen, and Le Havre.
  2. To fish for or catch with such a net.
net
(Volleyball, Tennis, etc.) To hit (the ball or shuttlecock) into the net
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  1. (Volleyball, Tennis, etc.) To hit (the ball or shuttlecock) into the net
  2. To catch or ensnare in a net:
  3. To trap or snare with or as with a net
trawl
To search for or try to acquire something:
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  1. To search for or try to acquire something:
  2. To search (an area) or go to (different places) in search of something:
  3. To fish from a slow moving boat.
fly-cast
To cast artificial flies with a fly rod, as in fishing.
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  1. To cast artificial flies with a fly rod, as in fishing.
  2. To fish by casting artificial flies, using a lightweight, resilient rod
shrimp
To fish for shrimp.
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  1. To fish for shrimp.
clam
To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
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  1. To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
  2. To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
  3. To dig, or go digging, for clams
whale
To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly.
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  1. To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly.
  2. To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.
  3. To strike or hit a person or thing repeatedly and forcefully:
angle
To move or turn (something) at an angle:
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  1. To move or turn (something) at an angle:
  2. (Sports) To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
  3. To move or bend at an angle or by means of angles
hint
To develop and add hints to a font.
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  1. To develop and add hints to a font.
  2. (Intransitive) To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
  3. To give a hint:
Find another word for fish. In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fish, like: piscis (Latin), seafood, panfish, one of the finny tribe, troll, bob, bass, clam, lobster, oyster and shrimp.

Sentence Examples

  • The fish flipped and dived back into the water.

  • You can be a cold fish, sometimes.

  • Did you ever hunt or fish with your father?

  • I ate very small fish for supper.

  • The surface of the water ruptured, spewing a colorful fish into the air.

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