fishing

n. catching fish; fishery, place for catching fish

v. catch fish; try to catch fish; search for fish; search; try to obtain -

Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. By extension, the term fishing is applied to pursuing other aquatic animals such as various types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, frogs, and some edible marine invertebrates. The term fishing is not usually applied to pursuing aquatic mammals such as whales, where the term "whaling" is more appropriate, or to commercial fish farming. Fishing is an ancient and worldwide practice with various techniques and traditions and it has been transformed by modern technological developments. In addition to providing food through harvesting fish, modern fishing is both a recreational and professional sport. According to FAO statistics, the total number of fishermen and fish-farmers is estimated to be 38 million. Fisheries provide direct and indirect employment to an estimated 200 million people worldwide.
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Noun
1. the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
(synonym) sportfishing
(hypernym) outdoor sport, field sport
(hyponym) angling
(derivation) fish
(class) bite
2. the occupation of catching fish for a living
(hypernym) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
(derivation) fish

Noun
1. any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish"
(hypernym) aquatic vertebrate
(hyponym) bottom feeder
(member-holonym) school, shoal
(part-meronym) fish scale
2. the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
(hypernym) food
(hyponym) panfish
Verb
1. seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"
(synonym) angle
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
2. catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
(hypernym) catch, grab, take hold of
(hyponym) crab

(Adelaide University, Australia) 1. Another metasyntactic variable. See foo. Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish".
2. <storage> microfiche. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as a "fish tank".
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(1994-12-01)

hunting; fishing; venison
  

hunting; fishing; venison