fly-fish

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flahy fish]
- /flaɪ fɪʃ/
- /flaɪ fɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy fish]
- /flaɪ fɪʃ/

Definitions of fly-fish word

verb without object fly-fish to fish with artificial flies as bait. 1
verb fly-fish to fish using artificial flies as lures 0
verb fly-fish To fish using a fly (fishing lure) as bait. 0

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Origin of fly-fish

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55

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Parts of speech for Fly-fish

noun

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Fly-fish

fly-fish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for fly-fish

verb fly-fish

fish — (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.

Just one Synonym for fly-fish