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Definitions for Trawl

[1] Also called trawl net . a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
[2] Also called trawl line . a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.
[3] to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.
[4] to fish with a trawl line.
[5] to troll.
[6] to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.
[7] to drag (a trawl net).
[8] to troll.
[9] Also called: trawl net a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
[10] Also called: trawl line a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys See also setline, trotline
[11] the act of trawling
[12] sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
[13] sea fishing (tr) to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
[14] (intr foll by for ) to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
[15] angling another word for troll 1

Words related to Trawl

troll, dragnet, drag, net, line, seine

Words nearby Trawl

travertine, travesty, travis, travois, travolator, trawl, trawler, tray, tray agriculture, tray table, trayf

Origin of Trawl

1475–85; < Middle Dutch tragel (noun), tragelen (v.); cognate with trail

Words that may be confused with Trawl

trawl, troll

Other words from Trawl

trawl·a·ble , adjective
trawl·a·bil·i·ty , noun

Word origin for Trawl

C17: from Middle Dutch traghelen to drag, from Latin trāgula dragnet; see trail

Synonyms for Trawl

drag, dragnet, line, net, seine, troll