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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); Array is a kind of fishing line
- trawl(n = noun.artifact) dragnet, trawl net - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths; Array is a kind of fishing net, fishnet
Derived form verb trawl1
Derived form verb trawl1
Verb trawl has 1 sense
- trawl(v = verb.competition) Array - fish with trawlers; Array 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
THESAURUS
trawl
angle, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, bob, bola, clam, cobweb, dap, dib, dibble, drag, draggle, dragnet, draw, drive, fish, fishhook, fly, fly-fish, gig, gill net, go fishing, grig, ground bait, guddle, hale, haul, heave, hook, jack, jacklight, jig, lariat, lasso, lime, lug, lure, meshes, net, noose, plug, pound net, pull, purse seine, seine, shrimp, snake, snare, sniggle, spin, spinner, springe, squid, still-fish, take in tow, toils, torch, tow, trail, train, troll, tug, whale, wobblerROGET THESAURUS
trawl
Experiment
VB experiment, essay, try, try out, assay, make an experiment, make a trial of, give a trial to, put on trial, subject to trial, experiment upon, rehearse, put to the test, bring to the test, submit to the test, submit to the proof, prove, verify, test, touch, practice upon, try one's strength, road-test, test drive, take for a spin, test fly, grope, feel one's way, grope for one's way, fumble, t=atonner, aller =a t=atons, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler, send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon, see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out, see how the wind blows, consult the barometer, feel the pulse, fish for, bob for, cast for, beat about for, angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes, try one's fortune, explore.
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