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loan shark vs shark

shark vs loan shark

loan shark and shark both are nouns.

loan shark is not a verb while shark is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
loan shark Yes No No No
shark Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shark is a hypernym of loan shark; that is, shark is a word with a broader meaning than loan shark:
  • loan shark: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
  • shark: a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
Other hypernyms of loan shark include lender, loaner.
loan shark (noun) shark (noun)
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
loan shark (verb) shark (verb)
hunt shark
play the shark; act with trickery
Difference between loan shark and shark

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