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- [shahrk]
- /ʃɑrk/
- /ʃɑːk/
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- [shahrk]
- /ʃɑrk/
Definitions of shark word
- noun shark a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury. 1
- noun shark Informal. a person who has unusual ability in a particular field. 1
- idioms shark jump the shark, Informal. to begin a decline in quality, popularity, relevance, etc., after reaching a peak: Some TV shows have jumped the shark once a popular cast member left the show. 1
- verb with object shark Archaic. to obtain by trickery or fraud; steal. 1
- verb without object shark Archaic. to live by shifts and stratagems. 1
- noun shark fish 1
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Origin of shark
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shark
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shark popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shark usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shark
noun shark
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- cheater — A cheater is someone who cheats.
adj shark
- in the know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
verb shark
- lend-lease — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- lend — to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
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