noun Download 🔗Share The act of catching fish. Examples : "My grandfather enjoys fishing in the lake every weekend. " fish sport action animal food nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish. Examples : "My grandfather enjoys fishing for both salmon and shrimp. " fish animal food sport action nautical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale. Examples : "This is good news for the fishing industry." business industry fish food job economy commerce agriculture work nautical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fishery, a place for catching fish. Examples : "The local fishing is popular with families who enjoy spending time together. " fish place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hunt fish or other aquatic animals. Examples : "She went to the river to fish for trout." fish animal sport food nature action job entertainment essential 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 ocean essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use as bait when fishing. Examples : "To catch a bigger fish, he fished a smaller one as bait. " fish sport action utensil essential 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 sport essential 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 character essential 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 tried to fishing a ball outside off stump but missed it completely. " sport essential 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 ship's crew had to fishing the damaged mast to get back on course. " nautical sailing technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hoist the flukes of. Examples : "The sailor skillfully fished the heavy anchor from the water. " nautical sailing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
