Fishing

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  • noun. The act, occupation, or sport of catching fish.
  • noun. A place for catching fish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The art or practice of catching fish.
  • noun. A fishery; a place or facilities for catching fish: as, there is good fishing there.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.
  • noun. A fishery.
  • adjective. Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing
  • adjective. an artificial fly for fishing.
  • adjective. a line used in catching fish.
  • adjective. a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc.
  • adjective. a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling.
  • adjective. a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing.
  • adjective. apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc.
  • adjective. a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, or pertaining to fishing.
  • noun. The activity or sport of catching fish from a body of water.
  • noun. The business of catching fish, molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms in large quantities for sale.
  • noun. A place for catching fish.
  • verb. Present participle of fish.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the occupation of catching fish for a living
  • noun. the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
  • Word Usage
    "Citi analyst Gary Taylor also used the term "fishing expedition," telling clients it's too early to tell if that's what's happening with Health Management."
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    verb-stem
    fish  fishes