shark

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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shark

Noun

1. a large, usually predatory fish with a long body, two dorsal fins, and rows of sharp teeth

2. Disparaging a person who swindles or extorts money from other people [origin unknown]

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

Translations

shark [ʃɑːk] n → tiburón m

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shark [ʃɑːk] n → requin m

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shark [ʃɑːk] n → Hai(fisch) m

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shark [ʃɑːk] n → squalo, pescecane m