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[ dol-uhp ] / ˈdɒl əp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dollop ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud. a small quantity: Add a dollop of soda water to the mixture. verb (used with object)to dispense in dollops: to dollop whipped cream over the cake. Origin of dollop1565–75; compare Icelandic dōlpur fat man, Norwegian (dial.) dolp lump Words nearby dollopdollarwise, dolled up, dollface, Dollfuss, dollhouse, dollop, doll's eye sign, doll up, dolly, dollyman, dolly mixture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dollopDessert is a slice of melt-in-your-mouth treacle tart with a dollop of perfectly tart clotted cream. Join The Mile High (Dining) Club|Allison McNearney|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST And, of course, the whole shebang can be topped with a dollop of hot cheese. Classics Get a Cheesy Twist at Fall River Spot|Jane & Michael Stern|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST He embraced it, like the nickname “Killer,” and he fed the rage with drugs as required: Every audience demanded its dollop. The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST To explain this ghostly occurrence, we get a dollop of gossip concerning the recent death of a hated bishop. The Forgotten Russian: The Genius of Nikolai Leskov|Benjamin Lytal|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It will require an all-hands-on-deck effort combining hard work, political savvy, and even a dollop of good luck. The GOP and Violence Against Women|Michelle Cottle|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Such a phrase as this might be heard: "What a dollop of fat you have given me!" Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various But before Brother Copas could withdraw the plate a dollop of meat had been dumped upon it. Brother Copas|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Spike this succulent Sea Rabbit with horseradish or a dollop of sherry, for a change. The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown Then the bows lifted to the first swell, and a dollop of spray flew over them, and rattled against the bridge-screens. Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling A certain weight of jute, termed a “dollop,” is laid upon the feed cloth for each revolution of the latter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
British Dictionary definitions for dollop
nouna semisolid lump a large serving, esp of food verb(tr foll by out) to serve out (food) Word Origin for dollopC16: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dollopglob, gob, portion, piece, mass, bit, blob |