shark
noun countable
/ʃɑː(r)k/
Word Forms
| singular | shark |
| plural | sharks |
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- 1a large fish with sharp teeth that lives in the sea. Some types of shark attack people.Synonyms and related wordsSea fishanchovybarracudabass
- 2informalsomeone who gets money by cheating peopleSynonyms and related wordsPeople who are considered dishonest or insincereliarcheathypocriteSee alsoloan shark
- 3
jump the shark
if a TV show jumps the shark, it starts being less realistic and so becomes less popular with the audience‘Friends’ jumped the shark when Monica and Chandler moved in together.Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 01/05/2015 - 4
jump the shark
to stop being very popular and well-known, and start to become much less popularMichele Bachmann, she might have blown it today. Well, not blown it – she might have jumped the shark today.Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 14/09/2011
shark
noun countable
/ʃɑrk/
Word Forms
| singular | shark |
| plural | sharks |
© Getty Images/Wildestanimal
- 1a large fish with sharp teeth that lives in the ocean. Some types of shark attack people.Synonyms and related wordsSea fishanchovybarracudabass
- 2informalsomeone who gets money by cheating peopleSynonyms and related wordsPeople who are considered dishonest or insincereliarcheathypocriteSee alsoloan shark
- 3
jump the shark
if a TV show jumps the shark, it starts being less realistic and so becomes less popular with the audience‘Friends’ jumped the shark when Monica and Chandler moved in together.Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 01/05/2015 - 4
jump the shark
to stop being very popular and well-known, and start to become much less popularMichele Bachmann, she might have blown it today. Well, not blown it – she might have jumped the shark today.Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 14/09/2011