troll

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To roll; turn round.
2. To circulate; pass or send round, as a vessel of liquor at table.
3. To sing in the manner of a catch or round; also, to sing in a full, jovial voice.
4. To angle or fish for; especially, to angle for in a particular manner. See trolling.
5. To allure; entice; draw on.
6. To angle or fish in.
7. To roll; roll in.
8. To go round; pass; circulate: sometimes with an indefinite it.
9. To stroll; ramble.
10. To wag; move glibly.
11. To take part in a catch or round; sing catches or rounds.
12. To angle or fish in a particular manner. See trolling. Synonyms See trawl.
13. n. A going or moving round; roll; routine; repetition.
14. n. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a round.
15. n. A reel on a fishing-rod.
16. n. Same as trolley, 1.
17. n. An artificial lure used in trolling.
18. n. Any long unshapely thing that trails on the ground; any long thing.
19. n. In Northern myth., a supernatural being, in old Icelandic literature represented as a kind of giant, but in modern Scandinavia regarded as of diminutive size and inhabiting a fine dwelling in the interior of some hill or mound, answering in some respects to the brownie of Scotland. The trolls are described as obliging and neighborly, lending and borrowing freely, and otherwise keeping up a friendly intercourse with mankind. But they have a sad propensity to thieving, stealing not only provisions, but even women and children. They can make themselves invisible, can confer personal strength and prosperity upon men, can foresee future events, etc. Keightley.

Wiktionary

1. n. A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]
2. n. An ugly person of either sex
3. n. An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line. [from circa 1600]
4. n. A person who posts to a newsgroup, bulletin board, etc, in a way intended to anger other posters and to cause drama, or otherwise disrupt the group's intended purpose. [from late 20th c.]
5. n. A deliberately inflammatory post to a newsgroup, etc. [from late 20th c.]
6. n. troll (supernatural being)
7. n. troll (supernatural being)
8. v. To saunter. [from late 14th c.]
9. v. To trundle, to roll from side to side. [from early 15th c.]
10. v. To entice fish with bait; to fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat. [from circa 1600]
11. v. By extension, to search (for), to draw out, to entice, to lure.
12. v. To stroll about in order to find a sexual partner. [from 20th c.]
13. v. To disrupt the operation of an online community, particularly by luring others into combative argument. [from late 20th c.]
14. v. To move circularly.
15. v. 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.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. 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.
2. v. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
3. v. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
4. v. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
5. v. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
6. v. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
7. v. To roll; to run about; to move around.
8. v. To move rapidly; to wag.
9. v. To take part in trolling a song.
10. v. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.
11. n. The act of moving round; routine; repetition.
12. n. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
13. n. A trolley.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
2. v. cause to move round and round
3. v. sing the parts of (a round) in succession
4. v. sing loudly and without inhibition
5. v. praise or celebrate in song
6. v. speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
7. n. a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
8. n. angling by drawing a baited line through the water
9. n. 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
10. v. angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
11. v. circulate, move around