Meaning & Definition of Fish in English
English⟶
Fish
/fɪʃ/
noun
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"
synonym:
- 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"
synonym:
- fish
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in pisces
synonym:
- Pisces,
- Fish
4. The twelfth sign of the zodiac
- The sun is in this sign from about february 19 to march 20
synonym:
- Pisces,
- Pisces the Fishes,
- Fish
verb
1. Seek indirectly
- "Fish for compliments"
synonym:
- fish,
- angle
2. Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
- "I like to go fishing on weekends"
synonym:
- fish
Examples of using
Please scale the fish.
The fish has shiny scales.
We suddenly sighted a school of fish.