Snook
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /snuːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Snook is a noun meaning A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
Meaning
A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes.
More Meanings
- Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
- To fish for snook.
- (UK, derogatory, as a gesture) A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth.
- (obsolete) To sniff out.
- (obsolete) To lurk; to lie in ambush.
Word Forms
- snooks
- snoek
- snooking
- snooked
Related Words
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