troll
verb [I or T] (FISH) /trəʊl/ /trɒl/
/troʊl/ Definition
› to try to catch fish by pulling a baited line through the water behind a boat: Boats were trolling for mackerel. They were trolling the colder waters of the Channel.FishingCommercial fishing
(Definition of troll verb (FISH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angler noun
- angling noun
- bait noun (FISH/ANIMAL)
- bait verb (FISH/ANIMAL)
- beater noun (PERSON)
- fisherman noun
- gun dog noun
- hare coursing noun
- harpoon noun
- harpoon verb
- hunt saboteur noun
- pointer noun (DOG)
- reel noun (HOLDER)
- sealing noun
- sinker noun
- smoke sb/sth out phrasal verb
- snare noun
- snare verb
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- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
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