shark
91
7.9
- noun
- /ʃɑrk/
- Offensive
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tiburón
- To succeed in this industry, you have to be a shark and always be ready to outsmart your rivals.
- a loan shark
- a card shark
- a pool shark
It's a bit sharky, like a shark right now.
- It's a bit sharky, like a shark right now.
- This Hollywood is a shark infested pool.
- She's also a reoccurring shark now on Shark Tank.
- But I thought it'd be really cool to show you the sharks that sharked me.
- Back up with your shark ass Shuck ass back up.
- You're not a shark, which means you do have cancer.
Examples
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This manager is a shark.
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Why, you're a pool shark, boy.
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I was a shark, as they say.
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Just another shark in a suit?
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"Did you think you were the only shark I had working for me?"
Fiction book (1991) -
You know people people strive to be a shark in business.
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Old fart had been a shark and a fool.
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"But actually, Bethie, much as I despise most of the sharks, I really think this isn't such a bad idea.
Fiction book (1996) -
Look, I know that you're a big old fancy ad shark and everything, but NASA's not something that you sell with a jingle and a slogan.
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In the competitive world of finance, he has earned a reputation as a shark who never backs down from a deal.
Synonyms
21
4.8
A person who gives people money and charges very high illegal fees
3
8.2
A person who is very good at playing cards and cheats to win
1
9.9
A person who cheats or tricks others to get money
1
7.8
A person who pushes hard to get the best business deals
A person who takes advantage of people who are new to a place
Antonyms
Idioms
- Slang
4
9.4
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
7
6.7
A large aggressive shark that lives in warm shallow water near coasts and in rivers
6
3.5
A very large fish with white spots that moves slowly and eats tiny sea animals and plants
2
6.3
A slow shark that lives on warm shallow sea floors and has small whiskers near its mouth
- US
2
5.6
A large yellowish-brown shark that lives in shallow water near the coast and often swims in groups
1
5.1
Large harmless shark that swims near the sea surface with its mouth open to eat tiny plants and animals
- Specialized
1
7.4
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 Predatory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shark for a person who is very skilled, aggressive, or dishonest comes from comparing that person to the fish — someone who 'preys' on others. That's why a business or gambling shark is someone who takes advantage of weaker people.