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Meaning of shark

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shark

Pronunciation:/ʃɑːk//ʃɑɹk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fish for sharks.

shark

Pronunciation:/ʃɑːk//ʃɑɹk/

noun

Definitions

  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.

verb

Definitions

  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.