1. an aquatic animal —usually used in combination
starfishcuttlefish
2. any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal (see caudal sense 2) fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated
freshwater fish tropical fish
3. the flesh of fish used as food
We're having fish for dinner.
4. a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation)
5. fellow, person
an odd fish
6. sucker sense 5a
felt sorry for the poor fish
7. something that resembles a fish: such as
8. pisces sense 1 also pisces sense 2a
9. torpedo sense 1b
The submarine's fish hit the freighter.
10. a person who is in an unnatural or uncomfortable sphere or situation
The country boy felt like a fish out of water in the big city.
11. concerns or interests to pursue —usually used with other
can't deal with that problem now; we've got other fish to fry right now
12. one that does not belong to a particular class or category
The movie is neither fish nor fowl—it's not really a comedy, but it's too light-hearted to be called a drama.
13. to attempt to catch fish
14. to seek something by roundabout means
fishing for a compliment
15. to search for something underwater
fish for pearls
16. to engage in a search by groping or feeling
fishing around in her purse for her keys
17. to try to catch fish in
18. to fish with use (something, such as a boat, a net, or bait) in fishing
19. to go fishing for
fish salmon
20. to pull or draw as if fishing
fished the ball from under the car fish wires through a conduit
21. to make a choice between alternatives
22. Hamilton 1808–1893 American statesman
23. a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, and usually has fins and scales
24. the meat of a fish eaten as food
25. to catch or try to catch fish
26. to catch or try to catch fish in (a river, stream, etc.)
27. to search for something by feeling to use your hand to try to find something
28. any of a large group of vertebrate animals that live in water, breathe with gills, and usually have fins and scales
29. an animal that lives in water —usually used in combination
starfishshellfish
30. to search for something by or as if by feeling
I fished in my purse for change.