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dolly I. dolly noun also doll·ey or doll·ie \ˈdälē, ˈdȯl-, -li\ (plural dollies also dolleys) Etymology: doll + -y, -ey, -ie 1. a. dialect England : an untidy woman b. slang : an attractive young woman : doll c. cricket : sitter 2. : doll 1a — a child's term 3. a. : a hand-operated wooden-pronged instrument that washes clothes by turning and pounding them in a tub b. : a contrivance turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch used in mining operations to give a circular motion to the ore to be washed : stirrer c. : a large mortar and pestle for crushing ore d. : a machine for scouring textiles (as woolens and worsteds) during manufacture 4. a. : a block put between the head of a pile and the ram of a pile driver b. : a heavy steel bar with a cupped head for holding against the head of a rivet while the other end is being headed c. : a shaped metal block used as an anvil in sheet-metal work (as in reshaping an automobile fender) 5. a. : an auxiliary car (as one attached to a cable and used to push a standard car up an incline) b. : a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive used for moving construction trains and for switching 6. a. : a small cart or wheeled platform used to move freight in terminals or in loading and unloading b. : a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters used for transporting heavy objects (as logs, girders, or machines) short distances or for supporting a person working under an automobile c. : a small wheeled truck used to support the tail of an airplane when moving the latter on the ground d. : a wheeled platform on which a motion-picture or television camera is mounted for ready movement about a set e. : a standard that is swung down in position to support the forward part of a semitrailer when it is detached from a truck tractor II. dolly verb (-ed/-ing/-es) transitive verb 1. : to treat with a dolly: a. dialect England : to wash (clothes) with a dolly b. : to crush (rock) with a dolly 2. : to move (a camera) about on a dolly 3. : to convey on a dolly < movers dollied away the file cabinets > intransitive verb : to move the camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene for motion pictures or television < we dollied in for a close-up of the two faces > < dolly out for a long shot > also of a camera : to be moved on a dolly < the camera can pan or dolly along with the subject > III. dol·ly \ˈdälē\ noun (-es) Etymology: Hindi ḍālī, literally, basket, tray India : a present or offering (as of fruit, flowers, or confections) |