Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trawl

2 senses of trawl

Sense 1
trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline -- (a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys))
       => fishing line -- (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)

Sense 2
trawl, dragnet, trawl net -- (a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths)
       => fishnet, fishing net -- (a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trawl

1 sense of trawl

Sense 1
trawl -- (fish with trawlers)
       => fish -- (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends")