English
Image:Coho.jpg|thumb|A Fish (Coho Salmon)

Etymology 1
OE. fisc < Ger. *fiskaz < IE. *peisk-, pisk-. Cognate with Dutch visch, German Fisch, Swedish fisk. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пи�ка��, Irish iasc, Greek ichthys.

Noun
en-noun|collectively (UK) fish or (US) and when referring to two or more kinds fishes or informally fishies

1. countable A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

#: We have many fish in our aquarium.

1. context|possibly archaic Any vertebrates that lives in water and cannot live outside it.
2. context|collectively plural of|fish

1. uncountable The flesh of the fish used as food.

#: The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.

1. countable A period of time spent fishing.

#: The fish at the lake didn't prove successful.

1. countable An instance of seeking something.

#: Merely two fishes for information told the whole story.

1. uncountable A card game in which the object is to obtain pairs of cards.
2. context|uncountable|derogatory|slang Women.<!--plural only?-->
3. slang An easy victim for swindle|swindling.

Synonyms
i-c|card game go fish

Tok Pisin: pis
trreq|Tongan
Tonkawa: n�sw�l��n
Tsimshian: hó�n
Tupinambá: pirá
Turkish: balık
Urdu: URchar|��ھ�� (ma�lī) f, URchar|�تس�� (matsya) m, URchar|�ا�� (m�hī) f
trreq|Uzbek
Venetian: pesse m
Vietnamese: cá
Welsh: pysgod
Yucatec: kay
Yiddish: פֿ�ש (fish)
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Slovene: riba#Slovene|riba f
Spanish: pescado m
Swedish: fisk c
Tetum: ikan
Turkish: balık
Venetian: pesse m
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trans-top|period of time spent fishing
Finnish: kalastus
German: Fischzug m
Greek: �ά�εμα (psárema) n
Hungarian: halászat, halászás
Kurdish: masîgirî m
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Polish: �owienie ryb n
Russian: ��балка (rybalka) f (recreation), ��бна� ловл� (rybna� lovl�) f (industry)
Spanish: pesca (plural: pescas)
Swedish: fiske n
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trans-top|card game
Danish: Fisk
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Etymology 2
OE. fiscian.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Of or relating to fish.

#: It was a fine fish dinner.

1. Of or relating to fishing.

#: Put the worm on a fish hook.

Translations
trans-top|relating to fish
Danish: fiske-
Dutch: vis-, (plural: vissen-)
Finnish: kala#Finish|kala- prefix in a compound word
French: de poisson
Icelandic: fiskur|fisk-, fiski-
Interlingua: de pisce
Italian: di pesce
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Norwegian: fiske- prefix in a compound word
Polish: rybi m, rybia f, rybie n
Portuguese: de peixe, písceo m
Russian: ��бн�й, ��бий
Slovene: ribji m, ribja f, ribje n
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trans-top|relating to fishing
Danish: fisker
Finnish: kalastus#Finnish|kalastus-, kala#Finnish|kala- prefixes in a compound word
French: de pêche
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Russian: ��ба�кий (recreation), ��болове�кий (industry)
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Verb
en-verb|fish|es

1. intransitive To try to catch fish, whether successfully or not.

#: She went to the river to fish for trout.

1. context|intransitive|followed by "about," "around," "through," etc. To attempt to find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.

#: Why are you fishing through in my things?

1. context|intransitive|followed by "around" To attempt to obtain information by talking to people.

#: The detective visited the local pubs fishing around for more information.

1. context|intransitive|cricket Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
2. context|transitive|followed by "for" To attempt to get hold of (an object) that is among other objects.

#:* He was fishing for in his pocket the keys.

1. context|transitive|figurative|followed by "for" To attempt to gain.

#: The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments.

Synonyms
i-c|try to catch a fish angle, drop in a line
i-c|try to find something rifle, rummage
i-c|attempt to get hold of (an object) among others rummage
i-c|attempt to gain (compliments, etc) angle

Translations
trans-top|try to catch fish
Breton: pesketa
Catalan: pescar
Chinese (simplified): �
Chinese (traditional): �
Danish: fiske
Dutch: vissen, hengelen, snoeken (when fishing for this particular kind of fish)
Fijian: siwa, qoli
Finnish: kalastaa, onkia
French: faire la pêche, pêcher
Frisian: fiskje
German: fischen, angeln
Greek: �α�ε�� (psarevo)
Guarani: kutu (transitive), pirakutu (intransitive)
Hawaiian: lawaiʻa
Hungarian: halászik
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Icelandic: veiða (also �hunt�), fiska (less common)
Indonesian: pancing
Interlingua: piscar
Italian: pescare
Japanese: �� (��, tsuri)
Norwegian: fiske
Polish: �owi� ryby
Portuguese: pescar
Romanian: pescui
Russian: ��ба�и��, лови�� ��б� (lovit' ribu)
Slovene: ribariti, loviti ribe
Spanish: pescar
Swedish: fiska
Tok Pisin: huk
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trans-top|attempt to find by searching among other objects
Finnish: penkoa
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Russian: в��ди��
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trans-top|attempt to obtain information by talking to people
Icelandic: veiða upp úr, fiska
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Russian: в��ди��
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trans-top|in cricket
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trans-top|attempt to get hold of (an object) among others
Finnish: kaivaa esille, kalastaa
Interlingua: piscar
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Portuguese: pescar, catar
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trans-top|attempt to gain (compliments, etc)
Finnish: kalastaa, onkia
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Related terms
rel-top|terms related to "fish"
big fish in a small pond
bony fish
drink like a fish
fishable
fish and chips
fish bowl/fishbowl
fishbrain
fishcake
fisher
fishery
fish finger<!-- already given above: *fish for compliments -->
fishful
fishgig
fish hook/fishhook
fishkill
fishless
fishlike
fishline
fishmeal
fishmonger
fishmoth
fishnet/fishnet/fishnet stockings
fish out of water
fish paste/fishpaste
fish pond/fishpond
fishpound
fishpox
fishroom
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fish sauce
fishskin
fishskin disease
fish slice
fish supper
fishtail
fish tank/fishtank
fish tape
fishway
fishwife
fishwoman
fishworm
fishy
goatfish
goldfish
have other fish to fry
like shooting fish in a barrel
jellyfish
lumpfish
overfish
shellfish
silverfish
starfish
neither fish nor fowl
surgeonfish
there's plenty more fish in the sea
tuna fish

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See also
Appendix:Fish

External links
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