Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of freshwater fish: A trout is a species of fish that typically lives in cool, fresh waters like rivers and lakes. It is often pursued by anglers for sport and is also valued as food.
   • The flesh of this fish as food: Trout also refers to the meat of this fish when prepared and eaten.

Examples

• Noun (Fish):
  • We caught a beautiful rainbow trout in the mountain stream.
  • The river is stocked with brown trout every spring.
• Noun (Food):
  • For dinner, we had grilled trout with lemon and herbs.
  • She ordered the smoked trout from the menu.

Advanced Usage

• "Old trout" (idiom, informal and often derogatory): An unkind or humorous term for an unpleasant or bad-tempered old woman.
  • He referred to his grumpy neighbor as a miserable old trout.

Variants and Related Words

• Sea trout (n): A term for certain types of trout that spend part of their life in the sea, or for a different species of fish related to salmon.
• Trout fishing (n): The activity of trying to catch trout.
  • He goes trout fishing every weekend.

Synonyms

• Game fish: A fish pursued by anglers for sport. (This is a category that includes trout.)
• Freshwater fish: A fish that lives in freshwater habitats. (This is a broader category.)

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "To sound like a trout" (rare, informal): This is not a standard idiom. The primary idiomatic use is "old trout" as noted above.

Noun

1. any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
2. flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes