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shark  (shärk)

n.

1. Any of numerous chiefly marine carnivorous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes (subclass Elasmobranchii), which are sometimes large and voracious and have a streamlined torpedolike body, five to seven gill openings on each side of the head, a large oil-filled liver, a cartilaginous skeleton, and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.

2.

a. A person regarded as ruthless, greedy, or dishonest.

b. A vicious usurer.

3. Slang A person unusually skilled in a particular activity: a card shark.

v. sharked, shark·ing, sharks

v.tr. Archaic

To obtain by deceitful means.

v.intr.

To practice or live by fraud and trickery.

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shark¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[of uncertain origin]

sharklike  adj

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shark²

n

a person who preys on or victimizes others, esp by swindling or extortion

vb

Archaic to obtain (something) by cheating or deception

[probably from German Schurke rogue; perhaps also influenced by shark¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales elasmobranch, 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 offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law loan shark, moneylender, shylock, usurer - someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
	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 chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
	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 shark

Translations

shark [ʃɑːk] N

1. (= fish) → tiburón m

2. (= swindler) → estafador(a) m/f

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shark [ˈʃɑː^rk]

n

(= fish) → requin m

(= swindler) → requin m

modif [attack] → par des requins
shark-infested [ˌʃɑː^rkɪnˈfɛstɪd] adj → infesté(e) de requins

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shark

n

→ Hai(fisch) m

(inf: = swindler) → Schlitzohr nt (inf); loan/property shark → Kredit-/Grundstückshai m (inf)

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shark [ʃɑːk] n (fish) → squalo, pescecane m (fam) (swindler) → pirata m; (a successful and rich one) → pescecane m

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shark

n shark [ʃaːk]

a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish. haai سَمَك القِرْش акула žralok haj der Hai καρχαρίας tiburón hai كوسه hai requin כָּרִיש शार्क मछली morski pas cápa hiu hákarl squalo さめ 상어 ryklys haizivs jerung haai hai rekin tubarão rechin акула žralok morski pes ajkula haj ปลาฉลาม köpekbalığı 鯊魚 акула شارک، ایک خونخوار قسم کی مچھلی cá mập 鲨鱼

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shark → سمك القرش 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