fish  /fɪʃ/
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"
synset: 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"
synset: fish
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
4. the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
synset: Pisces, Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish
1. seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"
2. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
synset: fish
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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