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shark

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /ʃɑːk/

Noun

shark noun

  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.

shark noun

  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

shark verb

  1. To fish for sharks.

shark verb

  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.

shark verb

  1. To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Word map

hustlermoneylenderloan sharkusurerblacktipporbeagledogfishfishsoupfinmakoshark

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