| shark | |
| 1. n. A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head. | |
| 2. v. (rare) To fish for sharks. | |
| 3. n. Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion. | |
| 4. n. (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer; an ambulance chaser. | |
| 5. n. (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business. | |
| 6. n. (informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player). | |
| 7. n. (sports) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others. | |
| 8. v. (obsolete) To steal or obtain through fraud. | |
| 9. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle. | |
| 10. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To live by shifts and stratagems. | |
| 11. v. (obsolete) To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. | |
