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Word: Fish
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water), fiscian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen
fɪʃ
a limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water
Short Definition:animal with gills and fins living in water
Examples:- the huge lakes are now devoid of fish
a person who is strange in a specified way
Short Definition:strange person of specified kind
Examples:- he is generally thought to be a bit of a cold fish
Word: Fish
Speech Type: Verb
fɪʃ
catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line
Short Definition:try to catch fish
Examples:- he was fishing for pike
- I've told the girls we've gone fishing
search by groping or feeling for something concealed
Short Definition:search by feeling for something
Examples:- he fished for his registration certificate and held it up to the policeman's torch
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