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TROLL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Angling by drawing a baited line through the water

Synonyms:

troll; trolling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fisherman's lure that is used in trolling

Example:

he used a spinner as his troll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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 3

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

Example:

they enjoyed singing rounds

Synonyms:

round; troll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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 4

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Praise or celebrate in song

Example:

All tongues shall troll you

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

praise (express approval of)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 3

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 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 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 6

Meaning:

Cause to move round and round

Example:

The child trolled her hoop

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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 7

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

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