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- verbfishing (present participle)
- catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line:"he was fishing for bluefish" · "I've told the girls we've gone fishing"
- catch or try to catch fish in (a particular body of water):"they did fish the mountain streams when game grew scarce"
- search, typically by groping or feeling for something concealed:"he fished for his registration certificate and held it up to the policeman's flashlight"
- try subtly or deviously to elicit a response or some information from someone:"I was not fishing for compliments"
- (fish something out)pull or take something out of water or a container:"the body of a woman had been fished out of the river"
OriginOld English fisc (as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water), fiscian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis, vissen and German Fisch, fischen.Your Recent SearchesWords you've searched will appear here - People also ask
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WebFishing is the practice of catching wild fish for food, recreation, trade, or their products. Methods used include hooking, trapping, and gathering. By extension, the term fishing is applied to catching such other aquatic …