First the standard dictionary definition :
troll1
-verb (used with object)
to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
to sing in the manner of a round or catch.
to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat.
to move (the line or bait) in doing this.
to cause to turn round and round; roll.
Obsolete. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table.
-verb (used without object)
And the # 1 def in UD
troll
One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument
I think the UD definition is now much more mainstream than the standard and will be one of the 2015 "crossovers". Much like the more regrettable current misusage of their instead of "his or her" following a singular subject.
troll1
-verb (used with object)
to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
to sing in the manner of a round or catch.
to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat.
to move (the line or bait) in doing this.
to cause to turn round and round; roll.
Obsolete. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table.
-verb (used without object)
And the # 1 def in UD
troll
One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument
I think the UD definition is now much more mainstream than the standard and will be one of the 2015 "crossovers". Much like the more regrettable current misusage of their instead of "his or her" following a singular subject.
