fish'd

Verb

fish (third-person singular simple present fishes, present participle fishing, simple past and past participle fished)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.
   • We went fishing for crabs by the pier.
2. (transitive) To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.
   • They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body.
3. (transitive) To use as bait when fishing.
   • `What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. `Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 40
4. (intransitive) To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
   • Why are you fishing through my things?

   Synonyms:

   rummage, rifle

5. (intransitive) To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
   • The detective visited the local pubs fishing around for more information.
6. (intransitive) Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.

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