Fish - Definition

fish

n 1: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates
usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the
shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a
tank of colorful fish"
2: the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten
raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of
people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a
chef who specializes in fish"
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
[syn: Pisces, Fish]
4: the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about February 19 to March 20 [syn: Pisces, Pisces the
Fishes, Fish]
v 1: seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: fish,
angle]
2: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go
fishing on weekends"

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