FISHED Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word fished. (close relations)
fisherfolk
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angling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole) | ||||||||
casting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • object formed by a mold • the act of creating something by casting it in a mold • the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel • the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie | ||||||||
fishing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of someone who fishes as a diversion • the occupation of catching fish for a living | ||||||||
hooked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • curved down like an eagle's beak • addicted to a drug • having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold) | ||||||||
landed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • owning or consisting of land or real estate | ||||||||
netted | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having open interstices or resembling a web | ||||||||
caught | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident • the quantity that was caught • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect • anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) • a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) • a restraint that checks the motion of something • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window • a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth • the act of catching an object with the hands • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • to hook or entangle • attract and fix • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping • reach in time • get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly • catch up with and possibly overtake • be struck or affected by • check oneself during an action • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers • see or watch • cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled • detect a blunder or misstep • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • come down with • start burning • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • attract; cause to be enamored • apprehend and reproduce accurately • take in and retain • spread or be communicated • be the catcher • become aware of • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned | ||||||||
seining | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom • a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel verb • fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine | ||||||||
snaring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head • a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb • catch in or as if in a trap • entice and trap | ||||||||
trawling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) • a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths verb • fish with trawlers | ||||||||
trouting | ||||||||
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angle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians • a biased way of looking at or presenting something verb • move or proceed at an angle • to incline or bend from a vertical position • seek indirectly • fish with a hook • present with a bias | ||||||||
pisces | nounn | |||||||
noun • the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces • a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries • a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically | ||||||||
rifle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore verb • steal goods; take as spoils • go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | ||||||||
rummage | verbv | |||||||
noun • a jumble of things to be given away • a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) verb • search haphazardly | ||||||||
pisces the fishes | nounn | |||||||
noun • the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 |