prowl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prowl	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for prowl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prowl n the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) v move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" loiter about, with no apparent aim Synonym(s): prowl, lurch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prowl \Prowl\, v. i. To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prowl \Prowl\, n. The act of prowling. [Colloq.] --Smart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prowl \Prowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prowled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prowling}.] [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to poke. Cf. {Proke}.] 1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. -- Sir P. Sidney. 2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]