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o•ver•fish
(ō′vər fish′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
- Agricultureto fish (an area) excessively;
to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters):Scientists are concerned that fishing boats may overfish our coastal waters.
v.i.
- Agricultureto fish so as to deplete the supply of fish in certain waters:If the trawlers are going to overfish here, we'll need legislation to restrict their hauls.
- over- + fish 1865–70