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shark
(shärk)n.
1. Any of numerous cartilaginous fishes of the subclass Elasmobranchii that are chiefly carnivorous and marine. Sharks have a streamlined torpedolike body, five to seven gill openings on each side of the head, a large oil-filled liver, and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.
2. Informal A person, such as a loan shark, who takes advantage of the misfortune of others for personal gain.
3. Informal A person unusually skilled in a particular activity: a card shark.
v. sharked, shark·ing, sharks
v.tr. Archaic
To obtain by deceitful or underhand means.
v.intr.
To take advantage of others for personal gain, especially by fraud and trickery.
[Origin unknown.]
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shark
(ʃɑːk)n
(Animals) any of various usually ferocious selachian fishes, typically marine with a long body, two dorsal fins, rows of sharp teeth, and between five and seven gill slits on each side of the head
[C16: of uncertain origin]
ˈsharkˌlike adj
shark
(ʃɑːk)n
a person who preys on or victimizes others, esp by swindling or extortion
vb
archaic to obtain (something) by cheating or deception
[C18: probably from German Schurke rogue; perhaps also influenced by shark1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
shark1
(ʃɑrk)n.
any of various predatory cartilaginous fishes of the order Selachii, having a rough scaleless skin, a wide mouth on the underside of the head, and five to seven gill slits on each side: some attack humans.
[1560–70; orig. uncertain]
shark′like`, adj.
shark2
(ʃɑrk)n.
1. a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
2. Informal. a person who has unusual ability in a particular field.
v.t. 3. Archaic. to obtain by trickery or fraud; steal.
[1590–1600; < dial. German Schork, variant of Schurke rascal]
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shark
Past participle: sharked
Gerund: sharking
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| Noun | 1. |  shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scaleselasmobranch, selachian - any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates cow shark, Hexanchus griseus, six-gilled shark - large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas mackerel shark - fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks Alopius vulpinus, fox shark, thresher shark, thresher, thrasher - large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed carpet shark, Orectolobus barbatus - shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin Ginglymostoma cirratum, nurse shark - small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia Carcharias taurus, Odontaspis taurus, sand shark, sand tiger - shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers Rhincodon typus, whale shark - large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton cat shark - small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes requiem shark - any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species dogfish - any of several small sharks hammerhead shark, hammerhead - medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous angel shark, Squatina squatina, angelfish, monkfish - sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do |
| 2. | shark - a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest | |
| 3. | shark - a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark" expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | |
| Verb | 1. | shark - play the shark; act with trickery |
| 2. | shark - hunt shark fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" |
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shark
Sharks
angel shark, angelfish, or monkfish, basking shark or sailfish, blue pointer, carpet shark, cow shark or six-gilled shark, dogfish, gummy, hammerhead, mako, nursehound, nurse shark, porbeagle or mackerel shark, requiem shark, shovelhead, soupfin or soupfin shark, thrasher or thresher shark, tiger shark, tope, whale sharkCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
سَمَك القِرْشقِرْش
акула
tauró
žralok
haj
ŝarko
hai
کوسه
hai
शार्क मछली
morski pas
cápa
hiu
háfiskurhákarl
サメ鮫
상어
rykliairyklys
haizivs
സ്രാവ്
rechin
žralokžralokovidné
morski pes
ajkulaајкула
haj
papa
ฉลาม
köpek balığıköpekbalığı
акула
cá mậpcá nhám
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shark
[ˈʃɑːrk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shark
n
→ Hai(fisch) m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shark
[ʃɑːk] n (fish) → squalo, pescecane m (fam) (swindler) → pirata m; (a successful and rich one) → pescecane mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shark
(ʃaːk) noun a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish.
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shark
→ قِرْش žralok haj Hai καρχαρίας tiburón hai requin morski pas squalo サメ 상어 haai hai rekin tubarão акула haj ฉลาม köpek balığı cá mập 鲨鱼Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shark
n tiburón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.