bottom fish
1bottom-fish — [bät′əmfish΄] vi. 1. to fish for bottom fish 2. Informal to make investments from among those stocks, bonds, etc. currently out of favor and selling at low prices …
2bottom fish — n. any fish that feeds or lives near the bottom of a body of water, as a flounder or catfish …
3bottom fish — 1) groundfish (fish that live on or near the bottom, usually those sought commercially) 2) to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom …
4bottom-fish — /bot euhm fish /, v.i. to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom. Also, ground fish. [1840 50] * * * …
5bottom-fish — /bot euhm fish /, v.i. to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom. Also, ground fish. [1840 50] …
6bottom fish — noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder) • Syn: ↑groundfish • Hypernyms: ↑food fish …
7bottom fish — bot′tom fish n. ich any of certain fishes that live at or near the bottom of a body of water. Also calledground fish …
8bottom fish — any of certain fishes that live at or near the bottom of a body of water, as certain of the cod and related species, the flatfishes, and catfishes. Also called ground fish. * * * …
9bottom feeder — n. 1. BOTTOM FISH 2. Slang a person who preys upon or panders to the base qualities of others bottom feeding adj …
10bottom feeder — [n] lowlife base person, bottom fish, hungry puppy, lowest common denominator, riffraff, scum*, slopsucker; concept 412 …
