Definition of shoal
(Entry 1 of 5)
: shallow
shoal
noun (1)Definition of shoal (Entry 2 of 5)
1
: shallow
2
: a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow
shoal
verb (1)
shoaled; shoaling; shoals
Definition of shoal (Entry 3 of 5)
: to become shallow
1
: to come to a shallow or less deep part of
2
: to cause to become shallow or less deep
shoal
noun (2)Definition of shoal (Entry 4 of 5)
: a large group or number : crowd
a shoal of fish
shoal
verb (2)
shoaled; shoaling; shoals
Definition of shoal (Entry 5 of 5)
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The first known use of shoal was circa 1554
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