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Definition shark in British English

shark noun

[countable] noun
/ʃɑː(r)k/
1

a large fish with sharp teeth that lives in the sea. Some types of shark attack people.

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2

someone who gets money by cheating people

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3

if a TV show jumps the shark, it starts being less realistic and so becomes less popular with the audience

Example

'Friends' jumped the shark when Monica and Chandler moved in together.

4

to stop being very popular and well-known, and start to become much less popular

Example

Michele Bachmann, she might have blown it today. Well, not blown it - she might have jumped the shark today.

Definition shark in British English