troll

US /troʊl/

UK /trɒl/

B2

noun

  • Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
  • an imaginary, either very large or very small creature in traditional Scandinavian stories, that has magical powers and lives in mountains or caves

verb

  • to leave an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone
  • to try to catch fish by pulling a baited line through the water behind a boat