'Troll' definitions:

Definition of 'troll'

(from WordNet)
noun
(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
noun
A partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: round, troll]
noun
A fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"
noun
Angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: troll, trolling]
verb
Circulate, move around
verb
Cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
verb
Sing the parts of (a round) in succession
verb
Angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
verb
Sing loudly and without inhibition
verb
Praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
verb
Speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Definition of 'Troll'

From: GCIDE
  • Troll \Troll\, n. [Icel. troll. Cf. Droll, Trull.] (Scand. Myth.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Troll flower. (Bot.) Same as Globeflower (a) . [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Troll'

From: GCIDE
  • Troll \Troll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf. Trawl.]
  • 1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn. [1913 Webster]
  • To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking. [1913 Webster]
  • Then doth she troll to the bowl. --Gammer Gurton's Needle. [1913 Webster]
  • Troll the brown bowl. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely. [1913 Webster]
  • Will you troll the catch ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd, By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from. [1913 Webster]
  • With patient angle trolls the finny deep. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Troll'

From: GCIDE
  • Troll \Troll\, v. i.
  • 1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To move rapidly; to wag. --F. Beaumont. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To take part in trolling a song. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water. [1913 Webster]
  • Their young men . . . trolled along the brooks that abounded in fish. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Troll'

From: GCIDE
  • Troll \Troll\, n.
  • 1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round. [1913 Webster]
  • Thence the catch and troll, while "Laughter, holding both his sides," sheds tears to song and ballad pathetic on the woes of married life. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A trolley. [1913 Webster]
  • Troll plate (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together or spread radially. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'troll'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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