Troll

[trəʊl;trɒl] or [trol]

Definition

(noun.) angling by drawing a baited line through the water.

(noun.) a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; 'he used a spinner as his troll'.

(noun.) (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains.

(verb.) speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice.

(verb.) praise or celebrate in song; 'All tongues shall troll you'.

(verb.) sing loudly and without inhibition.

(verb.) angle with a hook and line drawn through the water.

(verb.) sing the parts of (a round) in succession.

(verb.) cause to move round and round; 'The child trolled her hoop'.

(verb.) circulate, move around.

Editor: Olaf--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.

(v. t.) To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.

(v. t.) To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

(v. t.) To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.

(v. t.) To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

(v. t.) To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

(v. i.) To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.

(v. i.) To move rapidly; to wag.

(v. i.) To take part in trolling a song.

(v. i.) To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.

(n.) The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

(n.) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

(n.) A trolley.

Typist: Melba

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Roll.[2]. Allure, lure, entice, toll, draw on.

v. n. [1]. Roll.[2]. Sing a catch or round.

n. Catch, round.

Checked by Keith

Definition

n. in Scandinavian mythology a supernatural being of small size dwelling in a cave hill &c.

v.t. to move circularly: to sing the parts of in succession as of a catch or round: to angle or fish for in a certain way: to fish for.—v.i. to roll: to move or run about: to sing a catch: to stroll ramble: to fish esp. for pike with rod and line using revolving lure artificial or natural such as spoon-bait minnow &c.—n. a moving round repetition: a round song.—ns. Troll′er; Troll′ey Troll′y a costermonger's cart: a metallic roller or pulley used in many electric street-railways in connection with an overhead electric conductor: a small truck running in a furnace or in mines: lace whose pattern is outlined with a thicker thread or a flat border made up of several such threads; Troll′ing; Troll′ing-bait -spoon a metallic revolving lure used in trolling.

Inputed by Lewis