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A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.

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  1. n. A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.
  2. v. t. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
  3. v. t. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
  4. v. t. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
  5. v. t. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
  6. v. t. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
  7. v. i. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.
  8. v. i. To move rapidly; to wag.
  9. v. i. To take part in trolling a song.
  10. v. i. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.
  11. n. The act of moving round; routine; repetition.
  12. n. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
  13. n. A trolley.