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FISHED Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word fished. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word fished. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For FISHED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for fished, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
catch food grab individual mortal person search seek somebody someone soul
Phrases (4)
aquatic vertebratelook forsolid foodtake hold of

Alternatives for ANGLING

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