Definition of prowl Prowl
/pɹawˈl/ - [prawl] - prowl
We found 13 definitions of prowl from 5 different sources.
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What does prowl mean?
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NounPlural: prowls |
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| prowl - the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) | ||
| walking, walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" | ||
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| prowl - move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| prowl - loiter about, with no apparent aim | ||
| lurch | ||
| lollygag, hang around, lallygag, loiter, mess about, mill around, mill about, lounge, footle, loaf, tarry, lurk, linger be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- prowl (Noun)
The act of prowling. - prowl (Verb)
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. - prowl (Verb)
To idle; to go about aimlessly. - prowl (Verb)
To collect by plunder.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prowl (v. t.)
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. - prowl (v. t.)
To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. - prowl (v. i.)
To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder. - prowl (n.)
The act of prowling.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prowl
prowl, v.i. to keep poking about: to rove about in search of prey or plunder.—n. (coll.) the act of prowling: a roving for prey.—n. Prowl′er.—adj. Prowl′ing.—adv. Prowl′ingly. [Prob. for progle=prokle, a freq. form of proke, to thrust; cf. Prog.]
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