fishing sportfishing | the act of someone who fishes as a diversion |
fishing | the occupation of catching fish for a living |
fly-fishing | angling with an artificial fly as a lure |
surf casting surf fishing | casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to yards) with the waves breaking around you |
fishing eagle Haliaeetus leucorhyphus | of southeast Europe and central Asia |
a earthworm angleworm fishworm fishing worm wiggler nightwalker nightcrawler crawler dew worm red worm | terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil, often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, used as bait by anglers |
bobtail bob dock | a short or shortened tail of certain animals |
dock | the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair |
dock dockage docking facility | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired, may have gates to let water in or out, the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late |
dock | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial |
dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
dry dock drydock graving dock | a large dock from which water can be pumped out, used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline |
fishing boat fishing smack fishing vessel | a vessel for fishing, often has a well to keep the catch alive |
fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig rig | gear used in fishing |
fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
fishing rod fishing pole | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
fishnet fishing net | a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in |
floating dock floating dry dock | dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised |
pier wharf wharfage dock | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles, provides access to ships and boats |
fishing expedition | an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information |
fishing license fishing licence fishing permit | a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time |
stevedore loader longshoreman docker dockhand dock worker dockworker dock-walloper lumper | a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port |
American feverfew wild quinine prairie dock Parthenium integrifolium | stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers, leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns |
dock sorrel sour grass | any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine |
sour dock garden sorrel Rumex acetosa | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens |
bitter dock broad-leaved dock yellow dock Rumex obtusifolius | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America |
fishing season | the season during which it is legal to catch fish |
dock | maneuver into a dock, dock the ships |
dry-dock drydock | maneuver (a ship) into a drydock |
dock tail bob | remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
dock | come into dock, the ship docked |
dock | deduct from someone's wages |
dock | deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty |