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Shark vs. Boat — What's the Difference?

Shark vs. Boat — What's the Difference?

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Shark

Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimorpha (or Selachii) and are the sister group to the rays.

Boat

A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas.

Shark

Any of numerous cartilaginous fishes of the subclass Elasmobranchii that are chiefly carnivorous and marine. Sharks have a streamlined torpedolike body, five to seven gill openings on each side of the head, a large oil-filled liver, and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales.

Boat

A relatively small, usually open craft of a size that might be carried aboard a ship.

Shark

(Informal)A person, such as a loan shark, who takes advantage of the misfortune of others for personal gain.
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Boat

An inland vessel of any size.

Shark

(Informal)A person unusually skilled in a particular activity
A card shark.

Boat

A ship or submarine.

Shark

To obtain by deceitful or underhand means.

Boat

A dish shaped like a boat
A sauce boat.

Shark

To take advantage of others for personal gain, especially by fraud and trickery.

Boat

To travel by boat.

Shark

(ichthyology) A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Boat

To ride a boat for pleasure.

Shark

The noctuid moth Cucullia umbratica.

Boat

To transport by boat.

Shark

A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.

Boat

To place in a boat.

Shark

Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.

Boat

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

Shark

A sleazy and amoral lawyer.

Boat

(poker slang) A full house.

Shark

An ambulance chaser.

Boat

A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
A stone boat;
A gravy boat

Shark

(informal) A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.

Boat

(chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

Shark

(informal) A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).

Boat

The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

Shark

A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

Boat

(intransitive) To travel by boat.

Shark

(rare) To fish for sharks.

Boat

(transitive) To transport in a boat.
To boat goods

Shark

Of a university student who is not a fresher, to engage in sexual activity with a fresher, or to be at a bar or club with the general intention of engaging in such activity.

Boat

(transitive) To place in a boat.
To boat oars

Shark

(obsolete) To steal or obtain through fraud.

Boat

A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.

Shark

To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.

Boat

Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats.

Shark

To live by shifts and stratagems.

Boat

A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.

Shark

(obsolete) To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Boat

To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.

Shark

Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.

Boat

To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.

Shark

A rapacious, artful person; a sharper.

Boat

To go or row in a boat.
I boated over, ran my craft aground.

Shark

Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.

Boat

A small vessel for travel on water

Shark

To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Boat

A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

Shark

To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning.

Boat

Ride in a boat on water

Shark

To live by shifts and stratagems.

Shark

Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

Shark

A person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

Shark

A person who is unusually skilled in certain ways;
A card shark

Shark

Play the shark; act with trickery

Shark

Hunt shark

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