Synonyms for
shark
Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
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All Definitions for Shark

Below are all the dictionary definitions of shark:

1Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
2Flesh of this animal, consumed as food.
3Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
4A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher
5Usually habitually and with multiple people.
6To engage in sexual activity with a fresher.
7To cruise for casual sex with a fresher at a bar or club.
8A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
9A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
10A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.
11Any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, especially an extinct shark-like holocephalian.
12A freshwater fish that resembles a true shark (Selachimorpha) in appearance or movement
13A freshwater shark.
14Any fish in the genus Epalzeorhynchos.
15Any fish in the genus Balantiocheilos.
16An iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus).
17A roseline shark (Dawkinsia denisonii).
18A paroon shark (Pangasius sanitwongsei).
19A noctuid moth of species Cucullia umbratica.
20A sleazy and amoral lawyer.
21An ambulance chaser.
22To fish for sharks.
23To steal or obtain through fraud.
24To play the petty thief
25To practice fraud or trickery
26To swindle.
27To live by shifts and stratagems.
28To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
29Of a university student who is not a fresher (first-year undergraduate), and especially towards the start of the academic year:
30A person that excels in a particular field.

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About synonyms for shark

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