shark

[US]/ʃɑːk/
[UK]/ʃɑːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of predatory fish known for its sharp teeth and aggression
vi. to engage in deceit or trickery
vt. to extort money or other valuables through intimidation

Phrases & Collocations

great white shark

hammerhead shark

shark attack

shark fin soup

shark cage diving

shark conservation

shark teeth

shark warning

shark research

shark fin

whale shark

loan shark

Example Sentences

a shark that went 400 pounds.

these sharks are aggressively territorial.

there are sharks out there, jong.

sharks have no natural enemies.

eyed the shark's movements.

The nationwide biggest shark museum at present, where there are thousands of fierce lemon shark, nurse shark, as well as Whitetip Reef Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark, Suction Shark, etc.

dodging sharks is all in a day's work for some scientists.

the shark thrashed its way to freedom.

Sloan set a blue-shark record with a 184-pounder.

they trade mud-shark livers for fish oil.

sharks lurking in the murky grey depths of the sea

a shark can scent blood from well over half a kilometre away.

Coleby was a shark, not the sort of man to pay more when he could pay less.

Shark's Lip defrost completely and blanche with ginger water to remove fishiness.

The shark meat was hydrolyzed with the enzyme hydrolytic technique in which subtilisin and papain were added simultaneously.

Any of various sharks of the family Lamnidae, including the great white shark, mako, and porbeagle, having a pointed snout, a nearly symmetrical tail, and a reputation for aggressiveness.

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