<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.</li><li>a buoyed line used in sea fishing, having numerous short lines with baited hooks attached at intervals.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to fish with a net that drags along the sea bottom to catch the fish living there.</li><li>to fish with a trawl line.</li><li>to troll.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to catch with a trawl net or a trawl line.</li><li>to drag (a trawl net).</li><li>to troll.</li></ul>