fish out

US /fɪʃ aʊt/
UK /fɪʃ aʊt/
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1.

to pull or take something out of water or a container

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He managed to fish out his keys from the muddy puddle.
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She had to fish out a coin from her purse.
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extractretrievepull outdraw outdig out
2.

to find or discover something after a search or effort

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It took me a while to fish out the correct document from the pile.
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Can you fish out any relevant information from this report?
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unearthdig upferret outroot outtrack down
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fishfishingfish farmfish stickfishing rodfishing catfreshwater fish