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Troll : (noun)
1: (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a
dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or
in the mountains
2: 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;
"they enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: round]
3: a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a
spinner as his troll"
4: angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: trolling]
(verb)
1: circulate, move around
2: cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
3: sing the parts of (a round) in succession
4: angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
5: sing loudly and without inhibition
6: praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
7: speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Troll : \Troll\, n. [Icel. troll. Cf. Droll, Trull.] (Scand.
Myth.)
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.
Troll flower. (Bot.) Same as Globeflower
(a) .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Troll : \Troll\, v. i.
1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a
coach and six.
2. To move rapidly; to wag. --F. Beaumont.
3. To take part in trolling a song.
4. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to
fish by drawing the hook through the water.
Their young men . . . trolled along the brooks that
abounded in fish. --Bancroft.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Troll : \Troll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trolling.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller
to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G.
trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps
for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf.
Trawl.]
1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye.
--Milton.
2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
Then doth she troll to the bowl. --Gammer
Gurton's
Needle.
Troll the brown bowl. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a
catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
Will you troll the catch ? --Shak.
His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd, By
wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud. --Hudibras.
4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn
along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
With patient angle trolls the finny deep.
--Goldsmith.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Troll : \Troll\, n.
1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. --Burke.
2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch;
a round.
Thence the catch and troll, while ``Laughter,
holding both his sides,'' sheds tears to song and
ballad pathetic on the woes of married life. --Prof.
Wilson.
3. A trolley.
Troll plate (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or
grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck,
can be brought together or spread radially.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Troll :
An array language for continuous simulation, econometric
modelling or statistical analysis.
["TROLL Reference Manual", D0062, Info Proc Services, MIT
(1973-76)].
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Troll :
An electronic mail message, Usenet posting or other
(electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect,
but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait), or the
act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit an
emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the reply
key. A really subtle troll makes some people lose their
minds.
(1994-10-17)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Troll : 1. v.,n. [Based on the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a
posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or
flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase "trolling for
newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of
fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a
bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies
and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already
do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is
in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to
be in on it. See also YHBT. 2. n. An individual who chronically trolls
in sense 1; regularly posts specious arguments, flames or personal
attacks to a newsgroup, discussion list, or in email for no other
purpose than to annoy someone or disrupt a discussion. Trolls are
recognizable by the fact that they have no real interest in learning
about the topic at hand - they simply want to utter flame bait. Like the
ugly creatures they are named after, they exhibit no redeeming
characteristics, and as such, they are recognized as a lower form of
life on the net, as in, "Oh, ignore him, he's just a troll." Compare
kook. 3. n. [Berkeley] Computer lab monitor. A popular campus job for
CS students. Duties include helping newbies and ensuring that lab
policies are followed. Probably so-called because it involves lurking in
dark cavelike corners.
Some people claim that the troll (sense 1) is properly a narrower
category than flame bait, that a troll is categorized by containing
some assertion that is wrong but not overtly controversial. See also
Troll-O-Meter.
The use of `troll' in either sense is a live metaphor that readily
produces elaborations and combining forms. For example, one not
infrequently sees the warning "Do not feed the troll" as part of a
followup to troll postings.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Troll |
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RobsLostSoul: @mrstwister712 Oh, I know sweetie! <3 I just need to sign up and all that. ;) I usually Troll around twilighted. That's all! :) |
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radmeansroy: @arcticgrrrrl when i was a Troll |
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Yellow_Fellow: 1. Topic RATM~ 2. Find a joe Supporter~ 3. Troll~ 4. Post results~ |
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