to cause (a large bell) to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as for summoning a congregation to church, or esp. for announcing a death.
2.
to sound or strike (a knell, the hour, etc.) by such strokes: In the distance Big Ben tolled five.
3.
to announce by this means; ring a knell for (a dying or dead person).
4.
to summon or dismiss by tolling.
5.
to lure or decoy (game) by arousing curiosity.
6.
to allure; entice: He tolls us on with fine promises.
–verb (used without object)
7.
to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as a bell.
Origin: 1175–1225; ME tollen to entice, lure, pull, hence prob. to make (a bell) ring by pulling a rope; akin to OE -tyllan, in fortyllan to attract, allure
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