catfish
/ˈkætfɪʃ/noun
उच्चारण कैट्फ़िश
कैटफ़िश, मांगुर, सिंघी (मूँछों वाली एक मछली)
Core word
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[C, U]
a large fish with long stiff hairs, like a cat's whiskers, around its mouth
कैटफ़िश, मांगुर, सिंघी (मूँछों वाली एक मछली)
- Catfish are common in Indian rivers and ponds.
- fried catfish
- Catfish live at the bottom of muddy rivers.
+ 2 more examples
- The fisherman pulled a huge catfish out of the lake.
- A catfish has long whiskers near its mouth.
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[T] ~ sb informal
to use a false online identity to trick somebody, especially into a relationship
(ऑनलाइन) नकली पहचान बनाकर धोखा देना
- He realized he had been catfished by someone using a fake profile.
- She was catfished by someone who used another person's photographs.
- Someone catfished him with photographs of a model.
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- Many young people are catfished on dating apps.
- She was upset when she found out she had been catfished for months.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
catfish (countable noun; plural)
Catfish has the same form in the singular and plural when you mean more than one fish: two catfish. It takes -es only for different species.
'Catfish' का singular और plural रूप समान रहता है: two catfish। अलग-अलग प्रजातियों के लिए ही -es लगता है।
- The fisherman caught two catfish in the river.
- Many catfish live in muddy water.
catfish (uncountable, as food)
As food, catfish is uncountable, like chicken or salmon.
भोजन के रूप में 'catfish' uncountable है, जैसे chicken या salmon।
- We had fried catfish for dinner.
- Catfish is popular in some eastern states.
catfish (verb; informal)
To catfish somebody is to deceive them online with a false identity, often to pretend to be in a romantic relationship.
किसी को 'catfish' करने का अर्थ है इंटरनेट पर झूठी पहचान से उसे धोखा देना, अक्सर प्रेम संबंध का दिखावा करके।
- She was catfished by a stranger who used fake photos.
- Police warned students about people who catfish online.
be catfished (passive)
The passive names the victim and is common in news.
Passive रूप शिकार बने व्यक्ति को दर्शाता है और समाचारों में आम है।
- Many teenagers have been catfished on social media.
catfishing (noun, uncountable)
Catfishing is the -ing noun for the act of deceiving someone online. It is uncountable.
'Catfishing' इंटरनेट पर किसी को झूठी पहचान से धोखा देने की क्रिया का -ing noun रूप है। यह uncountable है।
- Catfishing can cause serious emotional harm.
+Collocations 5
adjective + catfish
giantfreshwaterfriedwhiskeredriver
- The giant catfish weighed over ten kilograms.
verb + catfish
catchcookfarmeatrelease
- The villagers catch catfish in the monsoon.
online catfish
a fake profilestolen photosromance scamfalse identitytrust
- Never trust a fake profile that uses stolen photos.
catfish + noun
farmcurrypondscamstory
- The catfish farm sells fish to the local market.
verb + online
reportblockavoidfall forexpose
- Radhika blocked the profile and reported the account at once.
“More examples 6
- The catfish has long whiskers around its mouth.
catfish के मुँह के चारों ओर लंबी मूँछें होती हैं।
- Radhika read a news report about a young man who was catfished online.
राधिका ने एक समाचार पढ़ा जिसमें एक युवक को इंटरनेट पर झूठी पहचान से ठगा गया।
- Not all catfish are dangerous; many are harmless.
सभी catfish ख़तरनाक नहीं होती; कई हानिरहित होती हैं।
- Never share money with someone you have not met; he may be catfishing you.
जिससे आप कभी मिले नहीं, उसे पैसे न दें; वह आपको झूठी पहचान से ठग रहा हो सकता है।
- The pond was full of catfish after the rains.
बारिश के बाद तालाब catfish से भर गया।
- Scientists studied how the catfish senses food in muddy water.
वैज्ञानिकों ने अध्ययन किया कि catfish गंदे पानी में भोजन कैसे पहचानती है।