fin
1[ fin ]
/ fɪn /
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noun
verb (used with object), finned, fin·ning.
to cut off the fins from (a fish); carve or cut up, as a chub.
to provide or equip with a fin or fins.
verb (used without object), finned, fin·ning.
to move the fins; lash the water with the fins, as a whale when dying.
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Origin of fin
1OTHER WORDS FROM fin
finless, adjectivefinlike, adjectiveOther definitions for fin (2 of 4)
fin2
[ fin ]
/ fɪn /
noun
Slang. a five-dollar bill.
Origin of fin
2First recorded in 1865–70; earlier finnip, finnup, fin(n)if “a five-pound note,” from Yiddish fin(e)f “five,” from Middle High German vumf, vimf; see origin at five
Other definitions for fin (3 of 4)
fin.
abbreviation
finance.
financial.
finish.
Other definitions for fin (4 of 4)
Fin.
abbreviation
Finland.
Finnish.
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British Dictionary definitions for fin (1 of 5)
fin1
/ (fɪn) /
noun
verb fins, finning or finned
Derived forms of fin
finless, adjectiveWord Origin for fin
Old English finn; related to Middle Dutch vinne, Old Swedish fina, Latin pinna wing
British Dictionary definitions for fin (2 of 5)
fin2
/ (fɪn) /
noun
US slang a five-dollar bill
Word Origin for fin
from Yiddish finf five, ultimately from Old High German funf, finf
British Dictionary definitions for fin (3 of 5)
Fin
abbreviation for
Finland
Finnish
British Dictionary definitions for fin (4 of 5)
FIN
abbreviation for
Finland (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for fin (5 of 5)
fin.
abbreviation for
finance
financial
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Scientific definitions for fin
fin
[ fĭn ]
One of the winglike or paddlelike parts of a fish, dolphin, or whale that are used for propelling, steering, and balancing in water.
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