3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fin \Fin\ (f[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Finning}.] [Cf. {Fin} of a fish.] To carve or cut up, as a chub. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fin n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}] 2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}] 3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {louvre}] 4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers}, {fins}] 5: a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish 6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals v 1: equip (a car) with fins 2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion 3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: {break water}] [also: {finning}, {finned}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: finning See {fin}
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