Fished meaning : To hunt fish or other aquatic animals. To search (a body of water) for something other than fish. To use as bait when fishing. To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects. (followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice. Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it. To repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above). To hoist the flukes of.