Definitions for troll
troll
troll
Spelling: [trohl]
IPA: /troʊl/
Troll is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 32 anagrams from letters in troll (llort).
Definitions for troll
noun
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a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
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the act of trolling.
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a lure used in trolling for fish.
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the fishing line containing the lure and hook for use in trolling.
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Digital Technology. Informal. a person who posts inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments online for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
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(in Scandinavian folklore) any of a race of supernatural beings, sometimes conceived as giants and sometimes as dwarfs, inhabiting caves or subterranean dwellings.
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Slang. a person who lives or sleeps in a park or under a viaduct or bridge, as a derelict or poor person.
verb (used with object)
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to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
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to sing in the manner of a round or catch.
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to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat.
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to move (the line or bait) in doing this.
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to cause to turn round and round; roll.
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Obsolete. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table.
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Digital Technology. Informal.
to post inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments on (the Internet, especially a message board) for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
to upset or provoke (other users) by posting such messages or comments.
verb (used without object)
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to sing with a full, rolling voice; give forth full, rolling tones.
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to be uttered or sounded in such tones.
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to fish by trolling.
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to roll; turn round and round.
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to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking.
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Digital Technology. Informal. to post inflammatory or inappropriate messages or comments online for the purpose of upsetting other users and provoking a response.
Origin of troll
1350-1400; Middle English trollen to roll, stroll Middle French troller to run here and there Middle High German trollen walk or run with short steps
Examples for troll
One breath of fear, one moment's doubt, and the troll is free to rend ye.
"Can and will, my girl," said the troll, picking up a bone to throw at her.
The problem, as Weaver and Clark explained, is that this group drools at the opportunity to troll something like ReaganBook.
Here is Arnold of Sowley will troll as good a stave as any man in the Company.
Oh, and the first press image they released was a pair of black dudes in tracksuits as a troll of sorts to NME.
If indeed there was a troll here, and not some harmless fisherman.
For many supporters of GOProud, being called a “troll” was a badge of honor.
In the first episode of his IFC show, Maron encounters an Internet troll who is critical of his podcast.
The troll came back from a tunnel after he finished, and said curtly: "This way."
My wife used to work at the U.S. Department of Commerce – what if Aaron Alexis had decided to troll the hallways there?