minnow vs shrimp

minnow

verb
  • To fish (especially for trout) using a minnow as bait. 

  • To fish for minnows. 

noun
  • A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus and related species. 

  • A relatively small and insignificant person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value. Synonyms: small fry, small potatoes, nobody, no one 

  • Any small fish. 

shrimp

verb
  • To fish for shrimp. 

  • To contract; to shrink. 

noun
  • The flesh of such crustaceans. 

  • Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen. 

  • A small, puny or unimportant person. 

  • Synonym of butterface: a person with an attractive body but unattractive face. 

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