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To have removed from a particular place
Past tense for to catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line
“His work was to fish all day long, then tag, measure and release the fish that he caught.”
Past tense for to search by groping or feeling for something concealed
“I'd fish for a pen in my bag, or a tissue to blow my nose, anything to move my hand away.”
Past tense for to try subtly or deviously to elicit a response or some information from someone
“Personally, if I have time, I like to fish for as much information as possible.”
Past tense for to search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands
Past tense for to fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling
Past tense for to search unsystematically and untidily through something
Past tense for to seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it
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