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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Definition of ''troll''

troll1:

1a. To fish for by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat. (Am. Heritage Dic.)

I would have written the above definition as:

To fish by trailing a baited line from the behind of a slowly moving boat.
  

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Hi, no, "behind" is not a noun. )", I guess. You could say "from the back of a slowly moving boat".

— Kooyeen

  • Hi, no, "behind" is not a noun.
  • )", I guess.
  • You could say "from the back of a slowly moving boat".
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Hi,
no, "behind" is not a noun. Well, it seems it is also a noun actually, it means "your behind", like in "I'll kick your behind (= bottom, buttocks, etc.)", I guess.
You could say "from the backof a slowly moving boat".
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Hi,

To fish for by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat.

The 'for' is OK because the writer was thinking "To fish for (something, eg a fish) by trailing a baited
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Clive
Hi,

To fish for by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat.

The 'for' is OK because the writer was thinking "To fish for (something,
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Hi,

eg to seek = to search for

I believe the definition would make perfect sense even if the for is left out. What do you say?

No. You seek a job. You search for a job.

And you didn't comment on that behind part. That's because I ag
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