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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dol•ly /ˈdɑli/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -lies. - Informal Termsa doll.
- a low truck or cart with small wheels for moving heavy loads.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dol•ly (dol′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. dol•lies, v., dol•lied, dol•ly•ing. n. - Informal Termsa doll.
- a low truck or cart with small wheels for moving loads too heavy to be carried by hand.
- Cinema, Radio and Television, Radio and Television[Motion Pictures, Television.]a small wheeled platform, usually having a short boom, on which a camera can be mounted for making moving shots.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a tool for receiving and holding the head of a rivet while the other end is being headed.
- Mechanical Engineeringa block placed on the head of a pile being driven to receive the shock of the blows.
- Rail Transporta small locomotive operating on narrow-gauge tracks, esp. in quarries, construction sites, etc.
- a short, wooden pole with a hollow dishlike base for stirring clothes while laundering them.
- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]a tablet of Dolophine.
- British TermsAlso called dol′ly bird′. an attractive girl or young woman.
- Sex and Gender(sometimes cap.) [Slang.]an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., esp. by a male to a female).
v.t. - Cinemato transport or convey (a camera) by means of a dolly.
v.i. - Cinemato move a camera on a dolly, esp. toward or away from the subject being filmed or televised (often fol. by in or out):to dolly in for a close-up.
- 1600–10; 1900–05 for def. 9; doll + -y2
Dol•ly (dol′ē),USA pronunciation n. - a female given name, form of Doll.
Also, Dol′lie. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dolly /ˈdɒlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)- a child's word for a doll
- a wheeled support on which a camera may be mounted
- a cup-shaped anvil held against the head of a rivet while the other end is being hammered
- a simple catch
- Also called: dolly bird slang chiefly Brit an attractive and fashionable girl, esp one who is considered to be unintelligent
vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)- to wheel (a camera) backwards or forwards on a dolly
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