fish out

verb

fished out; fishing out; fishes out

transitive verb

: to exhaust the supply of fish in by fishing

Examples of fish out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The victim, identified as 73-year-old Matthew Mayo of Gainesville, was fishing out of a bass boat with his wife at the time of the incident. Time Staff, TIME, 31 May 2024 While more advanced techniques might call for specific rods, this is a great all-around rod and the medium-heavy action has enough backbone to horse big fish out of thick vegetation. Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024 The Miami Dolphins are fish out of water in cold-weather environments, which was evident in Miami’s 26-7 playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs this past season, and has been a contributing factor to the franchise’s late-season slides for a decade or two. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024 These days the sardines are fished out and there are one-third as many residents as in 1870, the end of the sailing age. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024 For more than a decade, his group has urged the state to upgrade its infrastructure by installing fish screens at the entrance to Clifton Court Forebay that would keep many fish out and reduce losses to predators. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 The woman had been fished out of the Rio Grande minutes earlier. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 The group posted a YouTube video Thursday of the brown pelican attempting to grab small fish out of a blue crate. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024 Who else has used the can opener only to fish out the top from the inside afterward, risking a serious slice and stitches to the fingers? Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fish out was in 1892

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“Fish out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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