countable a silver fish with pink flesh that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to produce its eggs
I was very excited when I caught a salmon.
Synonyms and related words
Fish that live in rivers and lakes
bass
bream
carp
Synonyms and related words
Sea fish
anchovy
barracuda
bass
1a
uncountable salmon eaten as food
smoked salmon
We had fresh salmon to start the meal.
Synonyms and related words
Fish eaten as food
bass
bloater
bouillabaisse
salmon
noun
US /ˈsæmən/
Other entries for this word
salmonverb
smoked salmonnoun
Word Forms
singular
salmon
plural
salmon
DEFINITIONS1
1
countable a silver fish with pink flesh that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to produce its eggs
I was very excited when I caught a salmon.
Synonyms and related words
Fish that live in rivers and lakes
bass
bream
carp
Synonyms and related words
Sea fish
anchovy
barracuda
bass
1a
uncountable salmon eaten as food
smoked salmon
We had fresh salmon to start the meal.
Synonyms and related words
Fish eaten as food
bass
bloater
bouillabaisse
salmon
verb
Other entries for this word
salmonnoun
smoked salmonnoun
DEFINITIONS1
1
to ride a bicycle against the flow of traffic
If you are in an accident with a vehicle while salmoning and you are seriously injured your chances of recovering from the driver in a lawsuit are slim to none.
Submitted by: Monika Dołęga from Poland on 21/09/2012