troll
IPA: trˈoʊɫ
noun
- Originally (Scandinavia, mythology), a giant supernatural being; now (European folklore, fantasy), a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- (by extension)
- (derogatory, informal) A company, person, etc., that owns and legally enforces copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of commercially exploiting the subjects of the rights.
- (derogatory, slang) An ugly or unpleasant person.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour that seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.
- An act of moving round; a repetition, a routine.
- (fishing)
- An act of fishing by using a running fishing line, or by trailing a line with bait or lures behind a boat.
- A fishing line, bait, or lure used to fish in these ways.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion; also, such a statement.
- (by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.
- (music) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch, a round.
- (obsolete)
- A small wheel; specifically (fishing), the reel or winch of a fishing line.
- (except Britain, dialectal) A trolley.
- (slang) a native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
verb
- Senses relating to a rolling motion.
- (transitive)
- To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.
- (obsolete) Often followed by in: to cause (something) to flow or roll in like a stream.
- (intransitive)
- To roll; also, to turn round and round; to rotate, to spin, to whirl.
- To move or walk at a leisurely pace; to ramble, to saunter, to stroll.
- (specifically, slang) Chiefly of a man: synonym of cruise (“to stroll about to find a (male) sexual partner”).
- (obsolete) Followed by in: to flow or roll in like a stream.
- Senses relating to the motion of passing around.
- (music, archaic) To sing the parts of (a catch, round, or similar song) in succession; also (generally), to sing (a song) freely or in a carefree way, or loudly.
- (obsolete) To pass (something, specifically a bowl or other communal drinking vessel) from one person to another; to circulate, to send about.
- (archaic) Of bells: to ring a sequence of tones in a resounding manner.
- (music, archaic) Of a person: to sing the parts of a catch, round, or similar song in succession; also (generally), to sing freely or in a carefree way, or loudly.
- (music, archaic) Of a song: to be sung freely or in a carefree way, or loudly; also, of a tune: to be constantly in someone's mind.
- (obsolete) Of a bowl or other communal drinking vessel, or the drink inside it: to be passed around from one person to another.
- Senses relating to a light, quick motion.
- To say (something) lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (obsolete) To move (the tongue) lightly and quickly when speaking.
- To speak lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (obsolete) To move lightly and quickly; especially of the tongue when speaking; to wag.
- Senses relating to fishing.
- (fishing) To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun sense 6.1)).
- (figurative) To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) To make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure (someone) into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion; also, to post such statements on (an online location, such as a social media website).
- (fishing) To fish using a running fishing line.
- (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) To make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure people into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion.
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Examples of "troll" in Sentences
- They are friends of the trolls.
- The trolls are especially hateful there.
- I marked the last sockpuppet of the troll.
- Thanks for the help with the annoying troll.
- The troll rages and destroys the instruments.
- Egoism is the morality of trolls and children.
- Jesse initially found the footprint of the troll.
- A hermit troll inhabits the space in the knapsack.
- Are the trolls in the wings ready to pounce on this
- The Northland is the home of the Trolls and many Gnome tribes.