fish (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit. piscor, 1II. Fig. to search outIII. To fish for1. aucŭpor, 1 (lit. to catch birds)2. capto, 1 • fish (v.): I. Lit. piscor, 1: let us hunt, let us f., venemur, piscemur, Hor.: to f. with a hook, a net, hamo, rete, p.: Suet.: see also to angle. II. Fig. to search out: expiscor: to f. every thing out of a man, omnia ab aliquo exp., Cic. Fam. 9, 19. III. To fish for: i. e. to be on the look-out for (colloq.): 1. aucŭpor, 1 (lit. to catch birds): to f. for popularity, studium favoremque populi a., Flor. 3, 13: Cic. 2. capto, 1: to f. for applause, plausus c., Cic.: v. to catch at. (N.B.--Both the above less colloq. than the Eng.)