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sharked
We have found lemma(root) word of sharked : shark.
Definitions
[ʃɑːk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large, long-bodied marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and toothlike scales. Most sharks are predatory, although the largest kinds feed on plankton, and some can grow to a very large size
- a small Southeast Asian freshwater fish with a tail resembling that of a shark, popular in aquaria
- a light greyish-brown European moth, the male of which has pale silvery hindwings
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Origin
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late Middle English: of unknown origin
[ʃɑːk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (typically of a man at a social gathering) be in active pursuit of a sexual partner
(e.g: as soon as he arrived he was sharking among the women)
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Origin
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late Middle English: of unknown origin
[ʃɑːk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others
(e.g: property sharks want to develop 200 acres around the site)
- an expert in a specified field
(e.g: a pool shark)
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Origin
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late 16th century: perhaps from German Schurke ‘worthless rogue’, influenced by shark
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