Meaning Of The Word Shoal

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shoal
countable noun: A shoal of fish is a large group of them swimming together.

shoal in American English 1
a large group; mass; crowd
to come together in or move about as a shoal or school
adjective: of little depth, as water; shallow
intransitive verb: to become shallow or more shallow
noun: a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow
transitive verb: to cause to become shallow

shoal in American English 2
a shallow place in a river, sea, etc.; a shallow
to become shallow
to make shallow
intransitive verb: to collect in a shoal; throng
noun: any large number of persons or things

shoal in British English 1
adjective
noun: a stretch of shallow water
verb: to make or become shallow

shoal in British English 2
noun: a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish
verb: to collect together in such a group

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