Fischzug — meaning in English

English meaning

• fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
• haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.

Senses

Fischzug is used for these senses in English:

• fish (uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
• fish (countable, nautical) A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.
• haul An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.

fish — full definition

1. noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
2. noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
3. verb To try to catch fish.
4. verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.

haul — full definition

1. verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
2. noun A quantity of something obtained or seized, especially through effort, theft, or a catch.
3. verb Followed by "up": to call someone in to be disciplined or held to account.

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