Meaning & Definition of Shark in English
English⟶
Shark
/ʃɑrk/
noun
1. Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
synonym:
- shark
2. A person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
synonym:
- shark
3. A person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
- "A card shark"
synonym:
- shark
verb
1. Play the shark
- Act with trickery
synonym:
- shark
2. Hunt shark
synonym:
- shark
Examples of using
The chances of dying from falling airplane parts are 100 times greater than the chances of being killed by a shark.
Tom was attacked by a shark.
A shark is a fish while a dolphin is a mammal.