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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Trawl has 2 senses
- trawl(n = noun.artifact) setline, spiller, trawl line, trotline - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys); is a kind of fishing line
- trawl(n = noun.artifact) dragnet, trawl net - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths; is a kind of fishing net, fishnet
Derived form verb trawl1
Derived form verb trawl1
Verb Trawl has 1 sense
- trawl(v = verb.competition) - fish with trawlers; is one way to fish
Derived forms noun trawl2, noun trawl1
Sample sentences:
The men Trawl the area for animals
The men Trawl for animals in the area
CIDE DICTIONARY
Trawl, v. i. [OF. trauler, troller, F. trôter, to drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf. Troll, v. t. ].
To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl. [1913 Webster]
Trawl, n.
- A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [1913 Webster]
- A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Trawl, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. a fish with a trawl or seine. b seek a suitable candidate etc. by sifting through a large number.
2 tr. a catch by trawling. b seek a suitable candidate etc. from (a certain area or group etc.) (trawled the schools for new trainees).
--n.
1 an act of trawling.
2 (in full trawl-net) a large wide-mouthed fishing-net dragged by a boat along the bottom.
3 (in full trawl-line) US a long sea-fishing line buoyed and supporting short lines with baited hooks.
--v.
1 intr. a fish with a trawl or seine. b seek a suitable candidate etc. by sifting through a large number.
2 tr. a catch by trawling. b seek a suitable candidate etc. from (a certain area or group etc.) (trawled the schools for new trainees).
--n.
1 an act of trawling.
2 (in full trawl-net) a large wide-mouthed fishing-net dragged by a boat along the bottom.
3 (in full trawl-line) US a long sea-fishing line buoyed and supporting short lines with baited hooks.
Etymology
prob. f. MDu. traghelen to drag (cf. traghel drag-net), perh. f. L tragula