[trəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf
(e.g: nobody was allowed to cross the bridge without the troll's permission)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Old Norse and Swedish troll, Danish trold. The first English use is from Shetland; the term was adopted more widely into English in the mid 19th century

[trəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post
(e.g: one solution is to make a troll's postings invisible to the rest of community once they've been recognized)

- a line or bait used in trolling for fish


Phrases:
- feed the trolls

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stroll, roll’): origin uncertain; compare with Old French troller ‘wander here and there (in search of game)’ and Middle High German trollen ‘stroll’. The computing senses (first recorded in 1992) are probably influenced by troll

[trəʊl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them
(e.g: if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you)

- carefully and systematically search an area for something
(e.g: a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities)

- walk in a leisurely way; stroll
(e.g: we all trolled into town)

- sing (something) in a happy and carefree way
(e.g: he trolled a note or two)


Phrases:
- feed the trolls

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stroll, roll’): origin uncertain; compare with Old French troller ‘wander here and there (in search of game)’ and Middle High German trollen ‘stroll’. The computing senses (first recorded in 1992) are probably influenced by troll