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- pronunciation:
- trawl
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large wide-mouthed conical net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea to catch deep-water fish.
- similar words:
- net
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| definition 2: |
a long heavy fishing line that has many short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals and that is supported by buoys.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
trawls, trawling, trawled |
| definition: |
to fish with a trawl net or line.
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| related words: |
angle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to catch (fish) with a trawl net or line.
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| definition 2: |
to pull (a trawl net) along the bottom.
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