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sharks

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Noun

sharks 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.

sharks 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

sharks verb

  1. To fish for sharks.

sharks 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.

sharks verb

  1. To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

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