TROLL

troll, trolling

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

troll

(noun) a fisherman’s lure that is used in trolling; “he used a spinner as his troll”

round, troll

(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”

troll

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

troll

(verb) speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

troll

(verb) praise or celebrate in song; “All tongues shall troll you”

troll

(verb) sing loudly and without inhibition

troll

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

troll

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

troll

(verb) cause to move round and round; “The child trolled her hoop”

troll

(verb) circulate, move around

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

A term coined by Yoopers to refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, because trolls live "under the bridge" (referring to the Mackinac Bridge).

Proper noun

Troll

(slang) a native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan

Hypernyms

• Michigander

• Michiganian

Etymology 1

Noun

troll (plural trolls)

(fantasy) A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]

(slang) An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking sexual experiences.

(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.

Etymology 2

Verb

troll (third-person singular simple present trolls, present participle trolling, simple past and past participle trolled)

(intransitive) To saunter. [from late 14th c.]

(intransitive) To trundle, to roll from side to side. [from early 15th c.]

(transitive, figuratively) To draw someone or something out, to entice, to lure as if with trailing bait. [from the 1500s]

(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. [from circa 1600]

(transitive) To angle for with a trolling line, or with a hook drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

(transitive) To fish in; to try to catch fish from.

(slang, intransitive) To stroll about in order to find a sexual partner. [from 20th c.]

Synonym: cruise

(intransitive, internet slang) (to post inflammatory material so as) to attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment and/or gratuitous disruption, especially in an online community or discussion [from late 20th c.]

Noun

troll (plural trolls)

An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line. [from circa 1600]

(colloquial, internet slang) A person who provokes others (chiefly on the Internet) for their own personal amusement or to cause disruption. [from late 20th c.]

Coordinate term: griefer

Etymology 3

Verb

troll (third-person singular simple present trolls, present participle trolling, simple past and past participle trolled)

(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To move circularly; to roll; to turn. [from the 15th c.]

(transitive, obsolete) To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

(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. [from the 16th c.]

Noun

troll (plural trolls)

The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

A song whose parts are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

(obsolete) A trolley.

Source: Wiktionary

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Troll, n. Etym: [Icel. troll. Cf. Droll, Trull.] (Scand. Myth.)

Definition: 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. (Bot.) Same as Globeflower (a).

Troll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling.] Etym: [OE. trollen to roll, F. trôler, 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. 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.

Troll, v. i.

1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.

2. To move rapidly; to wag. F. Beaumont.

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.

Troll, n.

1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. Burke.

2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round. 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.

3. A trolley. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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