shark

/สƒษ‘ษนk/

IPA: /SH AA1 R K/

noun
  1. 1

    A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

verb
  1. 1

    To fish for sharks.

noun
  1. 1

    Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.

  2. 2

    A sleazy and amoral lawyer

  3. 3

    An ambulance chaser.

  4. 4

    A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.

  5. 5

    A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).

  6. 6

    A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To steal or obtain through fraud.

  2. 2

    To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.

  3. 3

    To live by shifts and stratagems.

verb
  1. 1

    To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shark