to trick someone into giving secret information about their bank account or credit card by sending them an email that looks as though it comes from their bank
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phish
verb intransitive computing
US /fɪʃ/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
phish
he/she/it
phishes
present participle
phishing
past tense
phished
past participle
phished
DEFINITIONS1
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to trick someone into giving secret information about their bank account or credit card by sending them an e-mail that looks as though it comes from their bank