verb Download 🔗Share To hunt fish or other aquatic animals. Examples : "She went to the river to fish for trout." fish animal food sport action nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To search (a body of water) for something other than fish. Examples : "They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body." action utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use as bait when fishing. Examples : "He fished a worm on his hook and cast the line into the lake. " fish action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects. Examples : "He was fishing for the keys in his pocket." action process item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice. Examples : "The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments." communication language action attitude word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it. Examples : "The batsman fished at a wide delivery outside off stump but only managed to edge it to the wicketkeeper. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above). Examples : "The carpenter fished the cracked wooden beam with a long, strong plank to reinforce it. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hoist the flukes of. Examples : "The sailor fished the anchor flukes to better secure the chain before the storm. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
