TROLL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does troll mean? 

• TROLL (noun)
  The noun TROLL has 4 senses:

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

2. 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

3. a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling

4. angling by drawing a baited line through the water

  Familiarity information: TROLL used as a noun is uncommon.

• TROLL (verb)
  The verb TROLL has 7 senses:

1. circulate, move around

2. cause to move round and round

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

4. angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

5. sing loudly and without inhibition

6. praise or celebrate in song

7. speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

  Familiarity information: TROLL used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TROLL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("troll" is a kind of...):

mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

Domain region:

Scandinavia (a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

round; troll

Context example:

they enjoyed singing rounds

Hypernyms ("troll" is a kind of...):

partsong (a song with two or more voice parts)

Derivation:

troll (sing the parts of (a round) in succession)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A fisherman's lure that is used in trolling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he used a spinner as his troll

Hypernyms ("troll" is a kind of...):

fish lure; fisherman's lure ((angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers)

Derivation:

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

Sense 4

Meaning:

Angling by drawing a baited line through the water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

troll; trolling

Hypernyms ("troll" is a kind of...):

angling (fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole))

Derivation:

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

• TROLL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they troll    ... he / she / it trolls   
Past simple: trolled   
Past participle: trolled   
-ing form: trolling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Circulate, move around

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

circle (move in a circular path above (someone or something))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to move round and round

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The child trolled her hoop

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

roll; wheel (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sing the parts of (a round) in succession

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

sing (deliver by singing)

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

troll (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)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

angle (fish with a hook)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

The men troll the area for animals
The men troll for animals in the area

Derivation:

troll (angling by drawing a baited line through the water)

troll (a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling)

troller (a fisherman who uses a hook and line)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Sing loudly and without inhibition

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

sing (produce tones with the voice)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 6

Meaning:

Praise or celebrate in song

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

All tongues shall troll you

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

praise (express approval of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 7

Meaning:

Speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "troll" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Here is Arnold of Sowley will troll as good a stave as any man in the Company.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At the time he was lost in admiration at the deft way in which the jongleur disguised the loss of his two missing strings, and the lusty, hearty fashion in which he trolled out his little ballad of the outland bowmen.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)