minnow
/ˈmɪnoʊ/
verb
- To fish for minnows or to try to catch small fish.
- He was minnowing with a tiny net when he spotted a turtle.
- The kids love to minnow off the dock during summer vacation.
- We spent the afternoon minnowing in the shallow river.
noun
- A very small freshwater fish, often used as bait for fishing.
- The children caught a tiny minnow in the creek with their net.
- We used minnows as bait to try to catch a larger bass.
- A school of minnows darted away when my shadow fell on the water.
- A person or organization that is small or unimportant compared to others in the same field.
- The small startup was just a minnow in the tech industry, competing with giants.
- In the world of international banking, our local credit union is a minnow.
- He felt like a minnow among sharks at the high-stakes business conference.