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Fish has 12 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
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"

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

"After reading my horoscope, I realized that as a fish, I'm naturally drawn to creative and emotional pursuits."

4

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

"As an Aquarius, I was born under the fish sign when my birthday falls between February 19 and March 20."

5

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

"The lab results showed that our patient's tumor was fish positive for the HER2 gene, confirming we should proceed with the targeted therapy immediately."

6

A period of time spent fishing.

7

A counter, used in various games.

8

Acronym of fluorescent in situ hybridization: a molecular cytogenetic technique used to identify whether a DNA sample has a specific sequence.

In plain English: A fish is an animal that lives in water and breathes through gills instead of lungs.

"We caught a small fish while fishing in the lake yesterday."

Usage: Use fish to refer to aquatic animals with gills and fins, not the scientific acronym FISH. Reserve the technical term for laboratory contexts involving DNA analysis.

Verb
1

seek indirectly

"fish for compliments"

2

catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

"I like to go fishing on weekends"

3

To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water.

"We spent the whole afternoon fishing by the lake to catch some bass for dinner."

In plain English: To fish means to try to catch fish using a line, net, or other tool.

"We spent the afternoon fishing for trout in the river."

Usage: Use "fish" as a verb to describe the act of hunting for fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water. You can conjugate it regularly, such as "I am fishing," "he fished," or "they will fish."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"My neighbor, Mr. Fish, invited us all over for his barbecue on Sunday."

Example Sentences
"We caught a small fish while fishing in the lake yesterday." noun
"We spent the afternoon fishing for trout in the river." verb
"The children went to the lake after school to fish for bass." verb
See Also
animal water sea creature ocean swimming gills scales
Related Terms
animal water sea creature ocean swimming gills scales scale fins swimmer water animal food aquatic trout carp salmon sea animal bass underwater
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
aquatic vertebrate food person search catch
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bottom-feeder bottom lurkers cartilaginous fish fingerling game fish food fish rough fish young fish mouthbreeder spawner northern snakehead bony fish climbing perch panfish stockfish anchovy eel mullet alewife schrod haddock hake trout rock salmon salmon shad smelt crab seine scallop rail brail angle shrimp net fish shark trawl still-fish prawn

Origin

The word fish comes from the Old English fisċ and has retained its original meaning since ancient times. It traveled into modern English through Middle English without changing its definition.

Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish apish
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