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noun
fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of sportfish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fishing
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Broader terms: outdoor sport, field sport
Narrower terms: angling, casting, cast
History
From sport + fishing.
See sportfish
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
