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Definitions for Fish

[1] any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
[2] (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
[3] the flesh of fishes used as food.
[4] Fishes, Astronomy , Astrology . the constellation or sign of Pisces.
[5] Informal . a person: an odd fish; a poor fish.
[6] a long strip of wood, iron, etc., used to strengthen a mast, joint, etc.
[7] Cards Slang . an incompetent player whose incompetence can be exploited.
[8] Slang . a dollar: He sold the car for 500 fish.
[9] Slang . a new prison inmate.
[10] to catch or attempt to catch (any species of fish or the like).
[11] to try to catch fish in (a stream, lake, etc.): Let's fish the creek.
[12] to draw, as by fishing (often followed by up or out ): He fished a coin out of his pocket for the boy.
[13] to search through, as by fishing.
[14] Nautical . to secure (an anchor) by raising the flukes. to reinforce (a mast or other spar) by fastening a spar, batten, metal bar, or the like, lengthwise over a weak place.
[15] to catch or attempt to catch fish, as by angling or drawing a net.
[16] to search carefully: He fished through all his pockets but his wallet was gone.
[17] to seek to obtain something indirectly or by artifice: to fish for compliments; to fish for information.
[18] to search for or attempt to catch onto something under water, in mud, etc., by the use of a dredge, rake, hook, or the like.
[19] to attempt to recover detached tools or other loose objects from an oil or gas well.
[20] fish out , to deplete (a lake, stream, etc.) of fish by fishing.
[21] drink like a fish , to drink alcoholic beverages to excess: Nobody invites him out because he drinks like a fish.
[22] fish in troubled waters , to take advantage of troubled or uncertain conditions for personal profit.
[23] fish or cut bait , to choose a definite course of action, especially to decide whether to participate in or retreat from an activity.
[24] fish out of water , a person out of his or her proper or accustomed environment: He felt like a fish out of water in an academic atmosphere.
[25] neither fish nor fowl , having no specific character or conviction; neither one nor the other.
[26] other fish to fry , other matters requiring attention: When it was time to act, they had other fish to fry.
[27] Hamilton, 1808–93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869–77.
[28] any of a large group of cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates having jaws, gills, and usually fins and a skin covered in scales: includes the sharks and rays (class Chondrichthyes : cartilaginous fishes ) and the teleosts, lungfish, etc (class Osteichthyes : bony fishes ) (in combination ) fishpond Related adjectives: ichthyic, ichthyoid, piscine
[29] any of various similar but jawless vertebrates, such as the hagfish and lamprey
[30] (not in technical use) any of various aquatic invertebrates, such as the cuttlefish, jellyfish, and crayfish
[31] the flesh of fish used as food
[32] informal a person of little emotion or intelligence a poor fish
[33] short for fishplate
[34] Also called: tin fish an informal word for torpedo (def. 1)
[35] a fine kettle of fish an awkward situation; mess
[36] drink like a fish to drink (esp alcohol) to excess
[37] have other fish to fry to have other activities to do, esp more important ones
[38] like a fish out of water out of one's usual place
[39] make fish of one and flesh of another Irish to discriminate unfairly between people
[40] neither fish, flesh, nor fowl neither this nor that
[41] (intr) to attempt to catch fish, as with a line and hook or with nets, traps, etc
[42] (tr) to fish in (a particular area of water)
[43] to search (a body of water) for something or to search for something, esp in a body of water
[44] (intr foll by for ) to seek something indirectly to fish for compliments
[45] fluorescence in situ hybridization, a technique for detecting and locating gene mutations and chromosome abnormalities

Words related to Fish

troll, trawl, angle, chum, extricate, bob, cast, produce, bait, net, extract, find, seine

Words nearby Fish

fiscal year, fischer, fischer von erlach, fischer-dieskau, fischer-tropsch process, fish, fish and brewis, fish and chips, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture

Origin of Fish

before 900; (noun) Middle English fis(c)h, fyssh, Old English fisc; cognate with Dutch vis, German Fisch, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic fisks; akin to Latin piscis, Irish iasc; (v.) Middle English fishen, Old English fiscian, cognate with Dutch visschen, German fischen, Old Norse fiska, Gothic fiskôn

Words that may be confused with Fish

fiche, fish

Other words from Fish

fish·less , adjective
fish·like , adjective
out·fish , verb (used with object)
un·fished , adjective

Word origin for Fish

Old English fisc ; related to Old Norse fiskr , Gothic fiscs , Russian piskar , Latin piscis

Synonyms for Fish

angle, bait, bob, cast, chum, extract, extricate, find, net, produce, seine, trawl, troll, bait the hook, cast one's hook, cast one's net, go fishing, haul out, pull out