to shark
- verb
- /ʃɑrk/
- Informal
- He tends to shark people when he sees an opportunity to make money.
It'll be because I've listened, did a little homework, see the blood in the water, shark it up.
- It'll be because I've listened, did a little homework, see the blood in the water, shark it up.
Examples
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-He's sharking us.
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Didier sharks it, handballs it to Dunn.
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Yeah, he just sharked her.
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You shark!
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So, a friend of mine introduces me to this big-shot drug guy who does a little... a little loan-sharking on the side.
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It's not right to shark your friends for personal gain.
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Don't shark others just because you can; it's not fair.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Slang
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
A person who is very calm and not easily upset, even in a dangerous situation
Compounds
- Specialized
A large aggressive shark that lives in warm shallow water near coasts and in rivers
A very large fish with white spots that moves slowly and eats tiny sea animals and plants
A slow shark that lives on warm shallow sea floors and has small whiskers near its mouth
- US
A large yellowish-brown shark that lives in shallow water near the coast and often swims in groups
Large harmless shark that swims near the sea surface with its mouth open to eat tiny plants and animals
- Specialized
A large gray fish with sharp teeth that lives near shallow sandy coasts
- Specialized
A small harmless hammerhead shark that lives in shallow bays and river mouths
- Australian
A blue-grey shark from the southwest Pacific that people catch for food and sport
- Specialized
A shark that lives on the ocean floor and hides by looking like sand or rocks
- Specialized
A shark with a broad flat body and winglike fins that hides on sandy sea floor
- Specialized
A large shark in warm seas with a long whiplike tail used to herd and stun small fish
- Specialized
A large, fast shark with a pointed snout that swims and hunts in open ocean
A large shark with a blue back and white belly that lives in the open sea and can be dangerous
A large shark with white tips on its fins that lives in warm open oceans and can attack people
- Specialized
A medium to large sea shark like the tiger or bull shark that can be dangerous to people
- Specialized
An oil made from shark livers that people use as a health supplement and to soften leather
- Archaic
A yellow or brown fat from shark livers used to treat leather and give vitamin A
A small thin shark near European coasts that eats crabs, also called smooth dogfish
A shark with white tips on its fins that lives in deep warm seas and can be dangerous
A large deep water fish with a white tip on its back fin that can be dangerous to people
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
To shark (verb) meaning to behave in a cunning or deceptive way comes from the noun shark — acting like a predator to 'take advantage' of someone. So to shark someone is to trick or use them for your gain.