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    fish·ing
    [ˈfiSHiNG]
    noun
    fishing (noun)
    1. the activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport:
      "the area is renowned for its excellent deep-sea fishing" · "fishing boats"
      Similar:
      catching fish
    fish
    [fiSH]
    verb
    fishing (present participle)
    1. 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"
      Similar:
      go fishing
    Origin
    Old 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.
    fish
    [fiSH]
    verb
    fishing (present participle)
    1. mend or strengthen (a beam, joint, mast, etc.) with a fish.
      • join (rails in a railroad track) with a fishplate.
    Origin
    early 16th century: probably from French fiche, from ficher ‘to fix’, based on Latin figere.
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    Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of FISHING is the sport or business of catching fish. How to use fishing in a sentence.
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing
    the act of catching fish: Fishing is not allowed in this park. the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish: A day at sea with Floyd has greatly improved my fishing. the conditions for catching fish: The fishing is exceptionally good today. Archaic. a place or facility for catching fish.
    Sportfishing (sometimes game fishing) is recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fish's flesh. Fish sought after include tarpon, sailfish, mackerel, grouper and many others.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing
    "Fish is on!" A sport fisherman reels in a big one. Fishing is the practice of catching wild fish for food, recreation, trade, or their products. Methods used include hooking, trapping, and gathering.
    www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fishing
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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 …