What does fishing mean?
Definitions for fishing
ˈfɪʃ ɪŋfish·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
fishing, sportfishing(noun)
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
fishing(noun)
the occupation of catching fish for a living
Wiktionary
fishing(Noun)
The activity or sport of catching fish from a body of water.
a good day's fishing
fishing(Noun)
The business of catching fish in large quantities for sale.
the fishing industry
fishing(Noun)
A place for catching fish.
fishing(Adjective)
Of, or pertaining to fishing.
Webster Dictionary
Fishing
of Fish
Etymology: [From Fishing, n.]
Fishing(noun)
the act, practice, or art of one who fishes
Etymology: [From Fishing, n.]
Fishing(noun)
a fishery
Etymology: [From Fishing, n.]
Fishing(noun)
pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village
Etymology: [From Fishing, n.]
Freebase
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as molluscs, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales, where the term whaling is more appropriate. According to FAO statistics, the total number of commercial fishermen and fish farmers is estimated to be 38 million. Fisheries and aquaculture provide direct and indirect employment to over 500 million people. In 2005, the worldwide per capita consumption of fish captured from wild fisheries was 14.4 kilograms, with an additional 7.4 kilograms harvested from fish farms. In addition to providing food, modern fishing is also a recreational pastime.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
FISHING
An heroic treatment tried by some laymen to avoid falling asleep in church on Sunday.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fishing
In taking celestial observations, means the sweeping to find a star or other object when near its approximate place.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fishing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3137
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fishing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3488
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fishing' in Nouns Frequency: #1334
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of fishing in a Sentence
While we found no evidence of labor abuses in our entire supply chain, we have nonetheless completely locked down our supply chain to 30 fishmeal plants and 380 fishing vessels, for which we have full visibility and traceability on sustainability and social issues.
When it comes down to controlling your costs, not working on stuff that won't pay off is essential, no fishing expeditions.
Guys, especially on the Bering Sea, are used to working with just guys… I think more than anything it was more of a distraction for them more than anything. thing is, I make almost all of my money from fishing not from TV... It’s a lucrative job if you own the boat.
The Filipino people must send a strong signal to China that any new 'gray zone' offensive of ramming Filipino fishing vessels ...will mean a break of diplomatic ties.
I miss fishing with him. I miss him being on the road with me. I miss the debates we used to have. I miss yelling at him, telling him to put the trash out, i just wish he was there.
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- صيد السمكArabic
- рыба́лкаBelarusian
- pescaCatalan, Valencian
- rybolovCzech
- fiskeri, lystfiskeri, fiskeDanish
- Fischen, FischfangGerman
- fiŝkapti, fiŝi, fiŝkaptado, ĉasfiŝiEsperanto
- pesca, pescarSpanish
- ماهیگیریPersian
- urheilukalastus, kalapaikka, kalastusalue, kalastusurheilu, kalatalous, kalavedet, kalastus, apajaFinnish
- pêcheFrench
- iascaireachtIrish
- halászatHungarian
- ձկնորսական, ձկնորսությունArmenian
- pescaItalian
- 釣り, 釣り場, 漁, 漁場, 漁業Japanese
- ការស្ទូចត្រី, ការនេសាទត្រីKhmer
- 낚시Korean
- zveja, zvejasvieta, zvejas vieta, zvejniecībaLatvian
- риба́рство, ри́болов, риболовен, рибарскиMacedonian
- hengelsport, sportvisserij, stek, vissen, visserij, visvangstDutch
- fisking, fiskeNorwegian
- wędkarstwo, rybołówstwo, rybackiPolish
- pescaria, pescaPortuguese
- pescuireRomanian
- рыба́лка, [[рыбный, рыболо́вствоRussian
- fiskevatten, fiske, fiskande, fiskareSwedish
- риба́лкаUkrainian
- câu cáVietnamese
- 钓鱼Chinese
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