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English noun: troll | |||
| 1. | troll (person) (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mythical creature, mythical monster | ||
| Domain category | folklore | ||
| Domain region | Scandinavia | ||
| 2. | troll (communication) 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 | ||
| Samples | They enjoyed singing rounds. | ||
| Synonyms | round | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | partsong | ||
| 3. | troll (artifact) a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling | ||
| Samples | He used a spinner as his troll. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fish lure, fisherman's lure | ||
| 4. | troll (act) angling by drawing a baited line through the water | ||
| Synonyms | trolling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angling | ||
English verb: troll | |||
| 1. | troll (motion) circulate, move around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circle, circulate | ||
| 2. | troll (motion) cause to move round and round | ||
| Samples | The child trolled her hoop. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | roll, wheel | ||
| 3. | troll (creation) sing the parts of (a round) in succession | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 4. | troll (competition) angle with a hook and line drawn through the water | ||
| Examples | The men troll the area for animals , The men troll for animals in the area | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angle | ||
| 5. | troll (communication) sing loudly and without inhibition | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
| 6. | troll (communication) praise or celebrate in song | ||
| Samples | All tongues shall troll you. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | praise | ||
| 7. | troll (communication) speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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