shoal

  1. Adjective.  (context, now) Shallow.
  2. Noun.  A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
  3. Verb.  To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.
  4. Verb.  To cause a shallowing.
  5. Noun.  Any large number of persons or things.
  6. Noun.  A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.
  7. Verb.  To collect in a shoal; to throng.

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