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trawl

/trɔːl/verb

उच्चारण ट्रॉल

(जानकारी आदि को) खँगालना, छानबीन करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I/T] ~ (through sth) (for sth)

    to search through a large amount of information or a large number of people or places to find what you want

    (जानकारी आदि को) खँगालना, छानबीन करना

    • Police trawled through hours of CCTV footage.
    • She trawled the internet for cheap flights.

    Synonyms search comb sift

  2. 2

    [I/T] ~ (for sth)

    to catch fish by pulling a large net with a wide opening through the water

    ट्रॉल जाल से मछली पकड़ना

    • The boats trawl for prawns off the Kerala coast.
noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.]

    a search through a large amount of information or a large number of people or places

    खोजबीन, छानबीन

    • A quick trawl through the files found nothing useful.

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  2. 2

    [C]

    a large net with a wide opening, pulled along the bottom of the sea to catch fish

    ट्रॉल जाल, मछली पकड़ने का बड़ा जाल

    • The trawl was full of fish.
◇Word family
trawler noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

search comb sift

?Which word?

Do not confuse trawl (to search or to fish with a net) and troll (to post offensive messages online, or a creature in stories).

Trawl (खोजबीन करना या जाल से मछली पकड़ना) और troll (online अपमानजनक संदेश डालना, या कहानियों का एक जीव) में confuse न करें।