- prowl
n. on the prowl
* * *[praʊl]on the prowl
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
prowl
Look at other dictionaries:
Prowl — (rôder en anglais) est un nom porté par plusieurs personnages de l univers Transformers. C est devenu un terme couramment employé pour désigner les Autobots se transformant en voiture de police. Nom:Prowl puis Prowl II Affiliation:Autobots puis… … Wikipédia en Français
Prowl — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Prowl es el nombre de varios personajes en Transformers. Prowl es uno de los nombres más re utilizados en la franquicia Transformers, junto con Ironhide, Megatron, Mirage, Optimus Prime y Starscream, y su uso se ha… … Wikipedia Español
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prowl — may mean the following: * A Prowl is a type of gait in humans * The act of predation in animals *Prowl (Transformers), a fictional character in the Transformers toy line … Wikipedia
Prowl — Prowl, v. i. To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prowl — Prowl, n. The act of prowling. [Colloq.] Smart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prowl — late 14c., prollen, move about in search of something, of unknown origin, with no known cognates. Meaning go stealthily in search of prey is first recorded 1580s. Related: Prowled; prowling. The noun, in on the prowl, is attested from 1803 … Etymology dictionary
prowl — prowl; prowl·er; … English syllables
prowl — [proul] vi., vt. [ME prollen < ?] to roam about furtively, as in search of prey or loot n. the act of prowling on the prowl prowling about prowler n … English World dictionary
prowl — I verb be stealthy, creep, cruise, drift, gad, go about stealthily, gumshoe, hover, lie in ambush, lie in wait, loiter, lurk, meander, move secretly, move under cover, peragrare, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, scavenge, skulk, slink,… … Law dictionary
prowl — vb *wander, stray, roam, ramble, rove, range, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander … New Dictionary of Synonyms
