Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shark

3 senses of shark

Sense 1
shark -- (any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales)
       => elasmobranch, selachian -- (any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates)

Sense 2
shark -- (a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest)
       => wrongdoer, offender -- (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Sense 3
shark -- (a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark")
       => expert -- (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shark

2 senses of shark

Sense 1
shark -- (play the shark; act with trickery)
       => cheat, chisel -- (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?")

Sense 2
shark -- (hunt shark)
       => fish -- (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends")