📖 Definitions of "Sharking"
verb
- 1
To fish for sharks.
verb
- 1
To steal or obtain through fraud.
- 2
To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
- 3
To live by shifts and stratagems.
verb
- 1
To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sharking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| moneylendernoun | A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry. |
| loan sharknoun | Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally. |
| usurernoun | A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate. |
| loannoun | (law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). |
| sharkdomnoun | The state of being a shark, or of belonging to the world of sharks; sharks, collectively. |
| shark baitnoun | (humorous, idiomatic) One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position. |
| shark-baitnoun | Alternative form of shark bait. [(humorous, idiomatic) One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.] |
| sharkernoun | A shark fisher |
| land sharknoun | (fantasy) Any shark-like creature that dwells on land. |
| shark baiternoun | (Australia, colloquial) A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore; shark bait. |
| groundsharknoun | Alternative form of ground shark. [Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species.] |
| landlordnoun | A person that leases real property; a lessor. |
| sharksploitationnoun | (film) A genre of exploitation films focusing on sharks and shark attacks. |
| ground sharknoun | Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species. |
| feeding frenzynoun | (idiomatic, by extension) A voracious competition among would-be purchasers, etc. for limited resources. |
| sharklingnoun | A small, young, or immature shark. |
| megasharknoun | A very large shark. |
| sea lawyernoun | A lawyer who specializes in maritime law. |
| sharksfinnoun | (chiefly attributive) Synonym of shark fin. |
| houndsharknoun | Alternative spelling of hound shark. [Any of several small sharks, of the family Triakidae, found throughout the world.] |
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