troll - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun troll has 4 senses

troll - (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
--₁ is a kind of mythical monster, mythical creature
round, 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; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
--₂ is a kind of partsong

Derived form: verb troll₃
troll - a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"
--₃ is a kind of fisherman's lure, fish lure

Derived form: verb troll₄
troll, trolling - angling by drawing a baited line through the water
--₄ is a kind of angling

Derived form: verb troll₄

Verb troll has 7 senses

troll - circulate, move around
--₁ is one way to circle, circulate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
troll - cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
--₂ is one way to wheel, roll
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
troll - sing the parts of (a round) in succession
--₃ is one way to sing

Derived form: noun troll₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
troll - angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
--₄ is one way to angle

Derived forms: noun troll₃, noun troll₄, noun troller₁
Sample sentences:
The men troll the area for animals
The men troll for animals in the area
troll - sing loudly and without inhibition
--₅ is one way to sing
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
troll - praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
--₆ is one way to praise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
troll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
--₇ is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something