Definitions for sharkʃɑrk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sharkʃɑrk(n.)
any of various predatory cartilaginous fishes of the order Selachii, having a rough scaleless skin, a wide mouth on the underside of the head, and five to seven gill slits on each side: some attack humans.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of shark:
1560–70; orig. uncert.
shark′like`(adj.)
sharkʃɑrk(n.)
a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
Informal. a person who has unusual ability in a particular field.
Category: Informal
(v.t.)Archaic. to obtain by trickery or fraud; steal.
Origin of shark:
1590–1600; < dial. G Schork, var. of Schurke rascal
Princeton's WordNet
shark(noun)
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
shark(noun)
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
shark(verb)
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
"a card shark"
shark(verb)
play the shark; act with trickery
shark(verb)
hunt shark
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
shark(noun)ʃɑrk
a large ocean fish with teeth and a fin on its back
a great white shark
Webster Dictionary
Shark(u)
any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas
Shark(u)
a rapacious, artful person; a sharper
Shark(u)
trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark
Shark(verb)
to pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly
Shark(verb)
to play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle
Shark(verb)
to live by shifts and stratagems
Translations for shark
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
shark(noun)
a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish.
- haaiAfrikaans
- سَمَك القِرْشArabic
- акулаBulgarian
- tubarãoPortuguese (BR)
- žralokCzech
- der HaiGerman
- hajDanish
- καρχαρίαςGreek
- tiburónSpanish
- haiEstonian
- كوسهFarsi
- haiFinnish
- requinFrench
- כָּרִישHebrew
- शार्क मछलीHindi
- morski pasCroatian
- cápaHungarian
- hiuIndonesian
- hákarlIcelandic
- squaloItalian
- さめJapanese
- 상어Korean
- ryklysLithuanian
- haizivsLatvian
- jerungMalay
- haaiDutch
- haiNorwegian
- rekinPolish
- كوسهPersian
- شارك، يو ډول داړونكى كب چې نورشيان خوري اوپر انسان هم حمله كوي: درغل، ټګPashto
- tubarãoPortuguese
- rechinRomanian
- акулаRussian
- žralokSlovak
- morski pesSlovenian
- ajkulaSerbian
- hajSwedish
- ปลาฉลามThai
- köpekbalığıTurkish
- 鯊魚Chinese (Trad.)
- акулаUkrainian
- شارک، ایک خونخوار قسم کی مچھلیUrdu
- cá mậpVietnamese
- 鲨鱼Chinese (Simp.)
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