Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species. / A Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus.

(humorous) One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark. / (humorous, by extension) One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position; a dead duck.

A small shark, Isistius brasiliensis, that tears circular chunks of flesh from its prey.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, baiter. / (Australia, colloquial) A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore; shark bait.

plural of loan shark

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loan shark

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest.

Alternative spelling of loanshark

(idiomatic, of a television program or other narrative) To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.

A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.