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T0297200 (toi)n.1. An object for a child to play with.2. Something that provides amusement: "The profit on a toy like a motorcycle or a snowmobile is maybe a tenth that on a solid family car" (John Updike).3. a. A small ornament; a bauble.b. Something of little importance; a trifle.4. A diminutive thing, especially a dog of a very small breed or of a variety smaller than the standard variety of its breed.5. Scots A loose covering for the head, formerly worn by women.6. Chiefly Southern US A shooter marble.intr.v. toyed, toy·ing, toys 1. To amuse oneself idly; trifle: a cat toying with a mouse.2. To treat something casually or without seriousness: toyed with the idea of writing a play. See Synonyms at flirt.

[Middle English toye, amorous play, a piece of fun.]

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(tɔɪ) n1. an object designed to be played with2. a. something that is a nonfunctioning replica of something else, esp a miniature oneb. (as modifier): a toy guitar. 3. any small thing of little value; trifle4. a. something small or miniature, esp a miniature variety of a breed of dogb. (as modifier): a toy poodle. vb (usually foll by: with) to play, fiddle, or flirt[C16 (in the sense: amorous dalliance): of uncertain origin] ˈtoyer n ˈtoyless adj ˈtoyˌlike adj

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n. 1. an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children to play with; plaything. 2. a thing or matter of little or no value or importance; trifle. 3. something diminutive, esp. in comparison with like objects. 4. an animal, esp. a dog, of a breed or variety noted for smallness of size, as a Pomeranian. 5. a close-fitting cap of linen or wool, with flaps coming down to the shoulders, formerly worn by women in Scotland. adj. 6. made or designed for use as a toy: a toy gun. 7. of or resembling a toy, esp. diminutive in size. v.i. 8. to amuse oneself; play. 9. to act idly or with indifference; trifle: to toy with one's food. 10. to dally amorously; flirt. [1275–1325; Middle English toye dalliance; of obscure orig.]

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Past participle: toyed
Gerund: toying

Imperative
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toy

Present
I toy
you toy
he/she/it toys
we toy
you toy
they toy

Preterite
I toyed
you toyed
he/she/it toyed
we toyed
you toyed
they toyed

Present Continuous
I am toying
you are toying
he/she/it is toying
we are toying
you are toying
they are toying

Present Perfect
I have toyed
you have toyed
he/she/it has toyed
we have toyed
you have toyed
they have toyed

Past Continuous
I was toying
you were toying
he/she/it was toying
we were toying
you were toying
they were toying

Past Perfect
I had toyed
you had toyed
he/she/it had toyed
we had toyed
you had toyed
they had toyed

Future
I will toy
you will toy
he/she/it will toy
we will toy
you will toy
they will toy

Future Perfect
I will have toyed
you will have toyed
he/she/it will have toyed
we will have toyed
you will have toyed
they will have toyed

Future Continuous
I will be toying
you will be toying
he/she/it will be toying
we will be toying
you will be toying
they will be toying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been toying
you have been toying
he/she/it has been toying
we have been toying
you have been toying
they have been toying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been toying
you will have been toying
he/she/it will have been toying
we will have been toying
you will have been toying
they will have been toying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been toying
you had been toying
he/she/it had been toying
we had been toying
you had been toying
they had been toying

Conditional
I would toy
you would toy
he/she/it would toy
we would toy
you would toy
they would toy

Past Conditional
I would have toyed
you would have toyed
he/she/it would have toyed
we would have toyed
you would have toyed
they would have toyed

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toy - an artifact designed to be played withplaythingartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholeball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neckcockhorse - anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)doll, dolly - a small replica of a person; used as a toydollhouse, doll's house - a small model of a house used as a toy by childrenFrisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competitionrocking horse, hobby, hobbyhorse - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ridehula-hoop - plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hipsjack-in-the-box - plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is openedjungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and playjumping jack - plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling stringskaleidoscope - an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrorskite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a stringLego, Lego set - (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical modelsMeccano, Meccano set - a child's construction set for making mechanical modelspea shooter - a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a targetpinata - plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with stickspinwheel wind collector, pinwheel - a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the windplayhouse, wendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside ofpogo stick - plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumpingpopgun - plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping soundrattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shakensandpile, sandpit, sandbox - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play indandle board, seesaw, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, teeter-totter, tilting board - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either endplayground slide, sliding board, slide - plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slidecatapult, slingshot, sling - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stonesstick horse - a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stickswing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forthteddy, teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)spinning top, teetotum, whirligig, top - a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"train set - a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run onsquirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts wateryo-yo - a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand
	2.	toy - a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"replica, reproduction, replication - copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
	3.	toy - a device regarded as providing amusement; "private airplanes are a rich man's toy"device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
	4.	toy - a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced sizeminiaturecopy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
	5.	toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as petstoy dogCanis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"Chihuahua - an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilizationJapanese spaniel - breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coatMaltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese - breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coatPeke, Pekinese, Pekingese - a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzleShih-Tzu - a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingesetoy spaniel - a very small spanieltoy terrier - a small active dog
Verb	1.	toy - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"dally, flirt, playtrifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	2.	toy - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"diddle, fiddle, playmanipulate - hold something in one's hands and move itput out, retire - cause to be out on a fielding playflirt with, toy with, entertain, think about, think of - take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
	3.	toy - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"playbehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

toy

noun1. plaything, game, doll He was really too old for children's toys.2. trinket, trifle, bauble, gimcrack, gewgaw, knick-knack Computers have become household toys.toy with something1. play with, consider, trifle with, flirt with, dally with, entertain the possibility of, amuse yourself with, think idly of He toyed with the idea of going to China.2. fiddle with, finger, play with, twiddle He picked up a pencil and toyed with it idly.

toy

noun1. An object for children to play with:plaything.2. A small showy article:bauble, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, knickknack, novelty, trifle, trinket, whatnot.verb1. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion:fiddle, fidget, fool, monkey, play, putter, tinker, trifle, twiddle.2. To treat lightly or flippantly:dally, flirt, play, trifle.3. To make amorous advances without serious intentions:coquet, dally, flirt, trifle.

Translations

玩具消遣

toy

(toi) noun an object made for a child to play with. He got lots of toys for Christmas; a toy soldier.玩具 verb (with with) to play with in an idle way. He wasn't hungry and sat toying with his food.消遣

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article designed to be played with, chiefly for children. Archaeological research has revealed numerous playthings from prehistoric civilizations. Early Egyptian, Greek, and Roman dolls, tops, balls, rattles, hoops, and miniature representations of furniture, houses, and dishes have been preserved. Mechanical toys, often created for the amusement of adults, have been popular since the Middle Ages. Toys made by individual artisans were early distributed in Germany; they were at first sold chiefly by peddlers at fairs. The use of sheet-metal stamping in Nuremberg c.1850 introduced the first large-scale manufacturing methods. The manufacture of toys is an important industry in most countries. Although many new toys are created each year, some, especially dolls, balls, art materials, and blocks, retain their popularity year after year. Educators and psychologists, beginning with Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel and Maria Montessori, have stressed the role of toys in the mental, emotional, social, and physical development of children.

Bibliography

See A. Fraser, A History of Toys (1966); G. White, Antique Toys and Their Background (1971).

Toy

an object intended for play. In re-creating real and imaginary objects and forms, toys serve the goals of intellectual, moral, aesthetic, and physical upbringing. They help the child learn about the surrounding world and train him for purposeful activity; they also develop thought, memory, speech, and emotion. Toys are widely used in educational work with children, particularly to develop their technical and artistic creativity. A toy’s type, character, content, and design are determined by the specific educational tasks appropriate to the child’s age, development, and interests. As objects of decorative and applied art, toys, particularly traditional ethnic ones, are used to decorate contemporary interiors.

The content and forms of toys are directly related to a society’s social structure and the level of its culture.

Since ancient times, toys have been fashioned in the shape of people, animals, tools, and objects of everyday life. Dolls made of wood and cloth, animal figures, and leather balls were known in ancient Egypt in the third millennium B.C. Toys have been unearthed in children’s graves of classical Greece and Rome. They included dolls, animal figures, objects of daily life, hoops, tops, and rattles; according to Pliny and Plutarch, there were toys with wind-up mechanisms even then. The toy trade developed in Athens and Rome.

The oldest toys in the present territory of the USSR were found among the objects of the Fatianovo culture in the second millennium B.C. Toys were found in excavations of Slavic town sites of the Middle Dnieper Region (sixth to eighth centuries A.D.). Clay whistles in the shape of animal figures, as well as dolls and dishes, have been discovered in the excavations in Rado-nezh, Kolomna, and Moscow (from the tenth to the 18th century).

Toy handicrafts developed in feudal society. Expensive toys were created for children of the privileged classes. Some toys were intended to amuse adults—for example, French and German wind-up toys. In Western Europe, centers of toy production arose in the Ore Mountains, Nuremberg, Thuringia, and Limoges. The first toy industries in the territory of the USSR started in the 12th century in Novgorod, and by the 17th century the handcrafting of toys was widespread. A number of Russian craftsmen of the 17th to 19th centuries devoted themselves to creating ceramic toys; wooden toys, either turned on a lathe (the Viatka and Babeuki toys) or carved, and often brightly painted; and toys made of papier-méché or mastic (toys from St. Sergius Posad, now Zagorsk). Industrial production of metal, rubber, and celluloid toys began in the late 19th century. In the early 20th century plastics and synthetic materials were introduced, which necessitated specialization of production and significant capital investment.

There are definite pedagogical, aesthetic, health, technical, and economic criteria for toys, and various classifications of toys exist. There are models, teaching aids, and educational games as well as scientific, theatrical, carnival, musical, hobby, sports, and motor-driven toys. The division of toys into such groups is arbitrary; the same toy can serve several developmental and educational aims and be used in games of varied content and character. In industry toys are classified as dolls and games, by the material of manufacture (plastic, wood, metal, rubber, cloth and stuffing), or by function (musical, electromechanical, writing, drawing).

Industrial manufacture of toys abroad is most developed in the USA, Japan, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Great Britain, and Italy. The major exporters of toys are Japan, the GDR, and the FRG, and the largest importer is the USA. In the USSR, toy production was intensively developed from 1950 to 1970, and toy handicrafts were revived and further developed. A branch of industry for the manufacture of toys was created. In 1959 the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted the resolution On Expanding Production, Broadening the Assortment, and Improving the Quality of Children’s Toys. There were more than 800 enterprises, including over 100 specialized factories, producing toys in 1972. Over 10,000 different kinds of toys are available in the USSR, and more than 1,000 new models are developed annually (mainly by the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Toys, created in 1932, and by the creative organizations of the Artists’ Union). Specialists in the manufacture of toys are trained in the Zagorsk Industrial Arts College (Moscow Oblast) and in other specialized educational institutions. The House of Toys, a major specialized trade center, was created in Moscow in 1961. Zagorsk is the home of the Museum of Toys.

E. A. KOSSAKOVSKAIA and V. I. FEDEROVA

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toy

A computer system; always used with qualifiers.

1. "nice toy": One that supports the speaker's hacking styleadequately.

2. "just a toy": A machine that yields insufficientcomputrons for the speaker's preferred uses. This is notcondemnatory, as is bitty box; toys can at least be fun. Itis also strongly conditioned by one's expectations; Cray XMPusers sometimes consider the Cray-1 a "toy", and certainly allRISC boxes and mainframes are toys by their standards. Seealso Get a real computer!.

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noun plaything

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noun trinket

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phrase toy with something: play with

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phrase toy with something: fiddle with

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noun an object for children to play with

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noun a small showy article

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verb to move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion

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verb to treat lightly or flippantly

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verb to make amorous advances without serious intentions

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noun an artifact designed to be played with

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noun a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)

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noun a device regarded as providing amusement

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noun a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size

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noun any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets

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verb behave carelessly or indifferently

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verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

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verb engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

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