# fish out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To catch all or nearly all the fish in (a given body of water), so that few or none remain.
2. To pick up or pull something or someone from (a body of water).
3. To search for by rummaging, and then extract (an item from e.g. a container); to obtain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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