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shark

Definition

  • noun: a large and often dangerous sea fish with very sharp teeth
  • noun: any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform body, lateral branchial clefts, and a tough usually dull gray skin roughened by minute tubercles and are typically active predators sometimes dangerous to humans
  • verb: to gather hastily
  • synonyms: sharper, trickery, fraud

Examples

  • a 'sharklike' smile/appetite

  • a card 'shark'

  • a pool 'shark'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Listen close, you little punk. When I get in there, you are in for a world of pain! I'm really scared! He is gonna kick your butt. What? He punched my shark! There he is! Hang on, Gru. Oh, no! Vector has the girls. Go! What happened to the ship? (..)
    2010 Despicable Me