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Definition of Troll
1. Verb. Circulate, move around.
2. Noun. (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains.
Geographical relationships: Scandinavia
Generic synonyms: Mythical Creature, Mythical Monster
3. Verb. Cause to move round and round. "The child trolled her hoop"
4. 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"
5. Verb. Sing the parts of (a round) in succession.
6. Noun. A fisherman's lure that is used in trolling. "He used a spinner as his troll"
7. Verb. Angle with a hook and line drawn through the water. "The men troll for animals in the area"
8. Noun. Angling by drawing a baited line through the water.
9. Verb. Sing loudly and without inhibition.
10. Verb. Praise or celebrate in song. ; "All tongues shall troll you"
11. Verb. Speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice.
Definition of Troll
1. 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.
2. v. t. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
3. v. i. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.
4. n. The act of moving round; routine; repetition.
Definition of Troll
1. Noun. (fantasy) A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. (defdate from early 17th c.) ¹
2. Noun. (slang) An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking random sexual experiences ¹
3. Noun. (astronomy meteorology) optical ejections from the top of the electrically active core regions of thunderstorms that are red in color that seem to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward toward the cloud tops ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To saunter. (defdate from late 14th c.) ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To trundle, to roll from side to side. (defdate from early 15th c.) ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To draw someone or something out, to entice, to lure as if with trailing bait. (defdate from the 1500s) ¹
7. Verb. (context: intransitive fishing by extension) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait. (defdate from circa 1600) ¹
8. Verb. (slang) (intransitive) To stroll about in order to find a sexual partner, to cruise ''(originally homosexual slang)''. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive internet slang) In an online community or discussion, to attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment and/or gratuitous disruption. (defdate from late 20th c.) ¹
10. Verb. (context: transitive internet slang) By extension, to incite anger (outside of an internet context); to provoke, harass or annoy. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive internet slang) To be the target of an internet troll. ¹
12. Noun. An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line. (defdate from circa 1600) ¹
13. Verb. (transitive intransitive obsolete) To move circularly to trundle. (defdate from the 15th c.) ¹
14. Verb. (transitive intransitive archaic) To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly, freely or in a carefree way. (defdate from the 16th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Troll
1. to fish with a slowly trailing line [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Troll
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1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn. "To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye." (Milton)
2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking. "Then doth she troll to the bowl." (Gammer Gurton's Needle) "Troll the brown bowl." (Sir W. Scott)
3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely. "Will you troll the catch ?" (Shak) "His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd, By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud." (Hudibras)
4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from. "With patient angle trolls the finny deep." (Goldsmith)
1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.
2. To move rapidly; to wag.
3. To take part in trolling a song.
4. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water. "Their young men . . . Trolled along the brooks that abounded in fish." (Bancroft)
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. Troll flower.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Troll
Literary usage of Troll
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fairy Mythology: Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various by Thomas Keightley (1905)
"Here he lived for a long time comfortable and easy, with nothing to annoy him,
and was as happy as any tom-cat or troll crossed in love well could be. ..."
2. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the by William Alexander Craigie (1896)
"Yes," said the man to the troll, "just you take care, and not make him angry,
... The troll looked quite frightened, and asked, " Have you any more like ..."
3. The Bookman (1905)
"The troll Garden is a collection of freak stories that are either lurid, hysterical
or ... Desolate and un- *The troll Garden. Bv Willa Sibert Gather. ..."
4. The Poems of Heine: Complete by Heinrich Heine (1866)
"Atta troll and his dear wife 'tis (Her they call the swarthy Mumma), Who are dancing,
... Stately, and with solemn grandeur, Dances noble Atta troll; ..."
5. Popular Tales from the Norse by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe, George Webbe Dasent, Arthur Irwin Dasent (1908)
"If you hew in this wood of mine," said the troll, "I'll kill you! ... He had
scarce hewn three strokes at the fir, before the troll came to him too, ..."
6. The universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1731)
"A hoar-troll is generated, when the vapours near the earth are congealed by the
... if they с 'infill of drons of water ; b'ii into hoar-troll, ..."
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