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To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.
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She went to the river to fish for trout.
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To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.
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They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body.
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To use as bait when fishing.
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To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
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He was fishing for the keys in his pocket.
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(followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
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The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments.
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Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
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To repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above).
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To hoist the flukes of.