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- [trawl]
- /trɔl/
- /trɔːl/
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- [trawl]
- /trɔl/
Definitions of trawl word
- noun trawl Also called trawl net. a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom. 1
- noun trawl Also called trawl line. a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals. 1
- verb without object trawl to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there. 1
- verb without object trawl to fish with a trawl line. 1
- verb without object trawl to troll. 1
- verb with object trawl to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line. 1
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Origin of trawl
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle Dutch tragel (noun), tragelen (v.); cognate with trail
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Parts of speech for Trawl
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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trawl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trawl
verb trawl
- chummed — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- chumming — cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish to the area where one is fishing.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- fish — (loosely) any of various other aquatic animals.
- go fishing — try to catch fish
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