/ English Dictionary |
POLLACK
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
Synonyms:
Pollachius pollachius; pollack; pollock
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pollack" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Meronyms (parts of "pollack"):
pollack; pollock (lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish)
Holonyms ("pollack" is a member of...):
genus Pollachius; Pollachius (pollack)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
Synonyms:
pollack; pollock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("pollack" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("pollack" is a part of...):
Pollachius pollachius; pollack; pollock (important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States filmmaker (born in 1934)
Synonyms:
Pollack; Sydney Pollack
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb pollack