Fish

/fiʃ/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate animal: An animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and usually has fins and scales.
    • The flesh of such an animal used as food: The meat from a fish, consumed as a meal.
    • (Astrology) Pisces: The twelfth sign of the zodiac, or a person born under this sign (approximately February 19 to March 20).

  2. Verb:

    • To try to catch fish: To attempt to capture fish from a body of water, typically as a sport or for food.
    • To search or feel for something: To seek something indirectly or by groping, often within a concealed space.
    • To attempt to obtain something indirectly: To try to elicit information, compliments, or a reaction through indirect means.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The trout is a freshwater fish.
    • For dinner, we are having grilled fish.
    • My sister is a Fish, as her birthday is in March.

  • Verb:

    • They fish in the lake every Saturday morning.
    • She had to fish her keys out of her deep bag.
    • He's always fishing for compliments about his cooking.
Advanced Usage

  • "A fish out of water": A person who feels awkward or uncomfortable because they are in an unfamiliar situation.

    • At the formal gala, the casual surfer felt like a fish out of water.

  • "Neither fish nor fowl": Something that is difficult to classify or does not belong to any distinct category.

    • The movie was a strange mix of comedy and horror; it was neither fish nor fowl.

  • "To have bigger/other fish to fry": To have more important or pressing matters to attend to.

    • I can't worry about that minor issue now; I have bigger fish to fry.
Variants and Related Words

  • Fishing (n): The activity of catching fish.

    • He enjoys fly fishing in the river.

  • Fisherman/Fisherwoman (n): A person who catches fish as a job or for sport.

    • The fisherman returned to the harbor with his catch.

  • Fishy (adj): Literally smelling or tasting like fish; figuratively, arousing suspicion or seeming dubious.

    • His excuse for being late sounded very fishy.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Seafood, catch, Pisces (astrological).
  • Verb: Angle, trawl, grope, seek.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Fish out: To pull or take something out from a place where it is concealed.

    • He fished out a old photograph from the drawer.

  • Fish for: To try to obtain something, especially information or praise, in an indirect way.

    • She kept talking about her hard work, clearly fishing for recognition.
Related Idioms

  • "There are plenty of other fish in the sea": There are many other opportunities or potential partners available (often used regarding relationships).

    • Don't be sad about the breakup; there are plenty of other fish in the sea.

  • "To drink like a fish": To drink alcohol to excess, frequently and in large quantities.

    • After winning the championship, the team went out and drank like fish.
Noun
  1. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
  3. the flesh of fish used as food
    • in Japan most fish is eaten raw
    • after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
    • they have a chef who specializes in fish
  4. any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
    • the shark is a large fish
    • in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish
Verb
  1. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
    • I like to go fishing on weekends
  2. seek indirectly
    • fish for compliments

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