trawl UK /tɹɔːl/US /tɹɒl/noun 3verb 3forms 3 noun3 •A net or dragnet used for trawling. •An exhaustive search.I embarked on a trawl through my uncle's papers in search of his missing will. •A long fishing line having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it; a setline. verb3 •To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.The fisherman went out to trawl the deep sea for shrimp. •To fish from a slow-moving boat.They used a large net to trawl for fish along the coast. •To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.We need to trawl through the data to find meaningful patterns. formstrawled · trawling · trawls
