to school
2
7.2
- verb
- /skuːl/
- As the sun set, the tuna started to school tightly, creating a mesmerizing spectacle.
- fish school
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Examples
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The arteries in his neck had swelled and were throbbing as if evenly spaced, small, fat fish were schooling through his bloodstream.
Fiction book (1991) -
The big reds were schooling out there.
Fiction book (1991) -
The salmon schooled up in the holding pool, some of them so weak that the current pressed them against the mesh of the screen and kept them from swimming off.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yellowfin tuna do not school under herds of porpoises in that part of the Indian Ocean, so few are caught in purse seine nets.
Academic text (1990) -
In the morning, the fish began to school together for their daily feeding.
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During the migration season, thousands of sardines will school together along the coastline.
Synonyms
74
2.0
To move together in large numbers
47
1.2
To put people and things together by type or purpose
29
4.1
To come together in a group for a reason
4
3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
3
3.0
People and animals come together in a group for safety or shared interest
Idioms
- Informal
5
7.4
Life experience you get by facing hard problems instead of formal education
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
208
1.0
A school for children between five and eleven that teaches reading, writing, and basic math
187
1.4
A school for children between elementary and high school, usually grades 6 to 8
151
1.9
A place where children learn that is not run by the government and costs money
78
3.7
A public school run by teachers, parents, or community groups with more freedom than regular public schools
65
2.8
A school that teaches people how to run or manage companies, often to get an MBA
37
1.8
A school for teenagers who study grades nine to twelve after middle school
32
1.4
A school for children aged seven to eleven after infant school and before secondary school
19
2.0
A school for students aged about 11 to 18 that comes after primary school and before college
- Archaic
14
5.3
A secondary school that teaches Latin and Greek to prepare students for university
13
3.9
A private primary or secondary school run by a local church that gives religious lessons
- Archaic
12
6.8
A school where young people who break the law learn rules and work skills
12
2.8
A school run by a church, mosque, or temple that teaches faith and regular subjects
8
1.7
A school where students go during the day and go home in the evening, not a boarding school
8
1.3
A child old enough to go to school, usually between five and fifteen years old
7
6.2
A private school for girls that teaches manners and social skills for adult life
6
3.2
A school that teaches practical skills for jobs like car repair or computer work
- Jargon
4
3.7
A college or university a student expects to get into because it accepts many applicants
How Close
2
7.2
835
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
School as a verb for fish comes from the same old Dutch/German word for a 'group', so to school is to gather and swim together as a group.