Fishing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Fishing	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Fishing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fishing n the act of someone who fishes as a diversion [syn: fishing, sportfishing] the occupation of catching fish for a living
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fish \Fish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fishing}.] 1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. 2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments. Any other fishing question. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fishing \Fish"ing\, n. 1. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes. 2. A fishery. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fishing \Fish"ing\, a. [From {Fishing}, n.] Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village. {Fishing fly}, an artificial fly for fishing. {Fishing line}, a line used in catching fish. {Fishing net}, a net of various kinds for catching fish; including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net, seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc. {Fishing rod}, a long slender rod, to which is attached the line for angling. {Fishing smack}, a sloop or other small vessel used in sea fishing. {Fishing tackle}, apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line, rod, etc. {Fishing tube} (Micros.), a glass tube for selecting a microscopic object in a fluid.