trawl

n.

1. A trawl net.
2. See setline.

v., trawled, trawl·ing, trawls.

v.tr.
To catch (fish) with a trawl.

v.intr.

1. To fish with a trawl.
2. To troll.

[Possibly Middle English trawelle, perhaps from Middle Dutch tragel, dragnet, possibly from Latin trāgula, from trahere, to drag.]

To sift through large volumes of data (e.g., Usenet postings, FTP archives, or the Jargon File) looking for something of interest.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
  Synonyms: trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline

Meaning #2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
  Synonyms: dragnet, trawl net

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The verb trawl has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fish with trawlers

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trawle
v. intr. - lede efter nogen eller noget ved at indhente oplysninger fra forskellige kilder
n. - trawl

Nederlands (Dutch)
treilen (met sleepnet vissen), zorgvuldig doorzoeken, sleepnet, speurtocht

Français (French)
v. tr. - pêcher dans, (fig) écumer, éplucher (des documents)
v. intr. - pêcher au chalut, (fig) aller à la pêche
n. - chalut, pêche, (fig) pêche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fischen mit dem Schleppnetz, Schleppnetz, Langleine
v. - mit dem Schleppnetz fischen, durchsuchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γρίπος, τράτα
v. - ψαρεύω με τράτα

Italiano (Italian)
rete a strascico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espinhel (m), rede de arrasto (f)
v. - pescar com rede de arrasto ou espinhel

Русский (Russian)
донный невод, тралить, ловить рыбу траловыми сетями

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pescar con jábega, pescar rastreando, pescar con palangre
v. intr. - pescar al arrastre, rastrear
n. - red barredera o de arrastre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trål
v. - tråla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用拖网捕, 用拖网捕鱼, 拖网

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用拖網捕
v. intr. - 用拖網捕魚
n. - 拖網

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 트롤 그물을 치다, 트롤 어업을 하다
v. intr. - 트롤 그물을 치다, 트롤 어업을 하다
n. - 트롤 그물 , 저인망

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - トロール網, はえなわ, トロール
v. - トロール網を引く, はえなわで魚を捕る, トロール網で捕る, 流し釣りで釣る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شبكه صيد كبيرة مخروطيه تسحب عبر قاع ألبحر, ألترول (فعل) يصيد بترول أو بصنارة مسلسله, يترول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דג במכמורת‬
v. intr. - ‮דג במכמורת‬
n. - ‮רשת-דייגים, מכמורת‬

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