shark

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɑː(r)k/
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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k

[edit] Etymology

As a scaleless fish, the word is first attested in the 1560s, with uncertain origin. Other definitions were most likely derived from it. Although many etymology have been offered ranging from Maya xoc to German Schurke (“‘scoundrel’”), none has been widely accepted. [1]

[edit] Noun

shark (plural sharks)

1. A scaleless fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton that has 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
2. (informal, derogatory) A sleazy and amoral lawyer; an ambulance chaser.
3. (informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
4. (informal) A very good pool player.
5. (sports and games) A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

[edit] Usage notes

• The use of the term by people unfamiliar with pool is rarely well perceived by experienced players.

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[edit] See also

• dogfish
• hammerhead
• porbeagle
• smooth-hound
• thresher
• white pointer

[edit] Verb

to shark (third-person singular simple present sharks, present participle sharking, simple past and past participle sharked)

1. (obsolete) To steal or obtain through fraud.

[edit] Derived terms

• shirk

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ahkrs
• harks
• HKSAR