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Definition of Shoal
1. Noun. A sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide.
2. Verb. Make shallow. "The silt shallowed the canal"
3. Noun. A stretch of shallow water.
Generic synonyms: Body Of Water, Water
Derivative terms: Shallow, Shallow, Shallow
4. Verb. Become shallow. "The lake shallowed over time"
5. Noun. A large group of fish. "A school of small glittering fish swam by"
Definition of Shoal
1. n. A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.
2. v. i. To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place.
3. a. Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.
4. n. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow.
5. v. i. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals.
6. v. t. To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep.
Definition of Shoal
1. shallow [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: shallow
Medical Definition of Shoal
1. A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass. "Great shoals of people." "Beneath, a shoal of silver fishes glides." (Waller) Origin: AS. Scolu, sceolu, a company, multitude, crowd, akin to OS. Skola; probably originally, a division, and akin to Icel. Skilja to part, divide. See Skill, and cf. School. Of fishes. To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place. Origin: Shoaled; Shoaling. 1. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc, is shallow; a shallow. "The depth of your pond should be six feet; and on the sides some shoals for the fish to lay their span." (Mortimer) "Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor." (Shak) 2. A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal. "The god himself with ready trident stands, And opes the deep, and spreads the moving sands, Then heaves them off the shoals." (Dryden) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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