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shark

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Synonyms: sharp, stark, snark, spark, shank, shirk, shack, shard, share, hark, chark

Antonyms: sharp, stark, snark, spark, shank, shirk, shack, shard, share, hark, chark

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Noun

  1. Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
  2. Meat of this animal, consumed as food.
  3. Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
  4. A freshwater fish that resembles a true shark (Selachimorpha) in appearance or movement; a freshwater shark. Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos. Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos. An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii). A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
  5. Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
  6. Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
  7. An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
  8. A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
  9. A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
  10. A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
  11. A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.

Verb

  1. To fish for sharks.
  2. Of a university student who is not a fresher (first-year undergraduate), and especially towards the start of the academic year: To engage in sexual activity with a fresher. To cruise for casual sex with a fresher at a bar or club.
  3. To engage in sexual activity with a fresher.
  4. To cruise for casual sex with a fresher at a bar or club.

Noun

  1. Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
  2. A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
  3. An ambulance chaser.
  4. A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
  5. A person that excels in a particular field. A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
  6. A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
  7. A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

Verb

  1. To steal or obtain through fraud.
  2. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
  3. To live by shifts and stratagems.

Verb

  1. To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

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