shark
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ʃɑːk/
Noun
shark noun
- A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
shark noun
- Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
- A sleazy and amoral lawyer
- An ambulance chaser.
- A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
Verb
shark verb
- To fish for sharks.
shark verb
- To steal or obtain through fraud.
- To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
- To live by shifts and stratagems.
shark verb
- To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
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Synonyms
hustlermoneylenderloan sharkusurerblacktipporbeagledogfishfishsoupfinmakoweaselfalconpredatorpsabaskingsmoothgreat
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