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FLY-FISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fly-fish mean? 

FLY-FISH (verb)
  The verb FLY-FISH has 1 sense:

1. fish with flies as luresplay

  Familiarity information: FLY-FISH used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLY-FISH (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they fly-fish  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it fly-fishes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: fly-fished  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: fly-fished  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: fly-fishing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fish with flies as lures

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

fly-fish; flyfish

Hypernyms (to "fly-fish" is one way to...):

angle (fish with a hook)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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