Troll

English Meaning

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.

1. To fish for by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat.
2. To fish in by trailing a baited line: troll the lake for bass.
3. To trail (a baited line) in fishing.
4. Slang To patrol (an area) in search for someone or something: "[Criminals] troll bus stations for young runaways” ( Pete Axthelm).
5. Music To sing in succession the parts of (a round, for example).
6. Music To sing heartily: troll a carol.
7. To roll or revolve.
8. To fish by trailing a line, as from a moving boat.
9. To wander about; ramble.
10. Slang To patrol an area in search for someone or something.
11. Music To sing heartily or gaily.
12. To roll or spin around.
13. The act of trolling for fish.
14. A lure, such as a spoon or spinner, that is used for trolling.
15. Music A vocal composition in successive parts; a round.
16. A supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, variously portrayed as a friendly or mischievous dwarf or as a giant, that lives in caves, in the hills, or under bridges.