Trawl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
  2. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.
verb (used without object)
  1. to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
  2. to fish with a trawl line.
  3. to troll.
verb (used with object)
  1. to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.
  2. to drag (a trawl net).
  3. to troll.
noun sea fishing
  1. a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
  2. a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys
  3. the act of trawling
verb
  1. to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
  2. to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
  3. to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
noun, verb
  1. angling another word for troll 1
Trawl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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