A fish is an animal that lives in water. It breathes using gills and moves using fins. This is the most common meaning.
I saw a fish in the clear pond.
She caught a fish by the river.
Fish can mean to try to find or get something with your hands or tools. It is often used when the thing is hard to reach or hidden.
She fished her keys out of the bag.
He fished some coins from his pocket.
To fish means to try to get something like information or praise in a gentle or hidden way. People often do this by asking questions or hints.
He fished for compliments during the talk.
She fished questions from the crowd quietly.
In photography, fish means a special wide lens that makes images look curved and very wide. It is called a fish-eye lens.
The photo used a fish lens for wide shots.
Fish lenses make round images with curves.
To fish can mean to pull or take an object out of a difficult place, often using a tool or your hand like fishing for fish.
He fished the ring from the deep water.
She fished her phone from the bottom of the bag.
