fish (n.)

  1. 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'

  2. 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'

  3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces

    [ Syn: pisces , fish ]

  4. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

    [ Syn: pisces , pisces the fishes , fish ]

    fish (v.)

  1. seek indirectly; fish for compliments

    [ Syn: angle ]

  2. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; I like to go fishing on weekends'

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