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to still-fish

to still-fish

9.6
To fish by leaving bait and line still in the water
  • verb
  • Specialized
translation icon : pescar en calma

Examples

  • You still fishing in the East River, Jack?

    Awake (2007)

  • Still fishing, are we?

    Cremaster 3 (2002)

  • If you want to catch more fish, try still-fishing at dawn when the water is calm.

  • He enjoys still-fishing with his friends by the lake, waiting patiently for a bite.

  • During the summer, we often still-fish from the dock, letting the bait sit still in the water.

Antonyms

casting
7 3.4

To throw a fishing line with a rod and reel into the water

How Still

to still-fish
  • Specialized
9.6
drift net
  • Specialized
3 5.1
to troll
8 6.7

Surface Forms

still-fish infinitive
still-fished past
still-fished past participle
still-fishing present participle
still-fishes third person singular

Morphology

still-fish = still + fish (transparent) = still + fish

The meaning is directly composed from 'still' (motionless) + 'fish' (to fish), which clearly describes fishing with stationary bait.

Etymology

Still-fish comes from the two simple words still 'not moving' and fish 'to catch fish', so it means fishing by leaving the bait and line quietly in the water without movement.