dolly
1 of 2noun
dol·ly ˈdä-lē 
ˈdȯ-lē
plural dollies
1
: doll
2
: a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub
3
: a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching
4
a
: a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objects
b
: a wheeled platform for a television or motion-picture camera
dolly
2 of 2verb
dollied; dollying
transitive verb
1
: to treat with a dolly
2
: to move or convey on a dolly
intransitive verb
: to move a motion-picture or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene
also, of a camera : to be moved on a dolly
Synonyms
Noun
- action figure
- doll
- poppet [Midland]
- puppet
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Example Sentences
Noun We'll need a dolly to move the refrigerator. my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott King, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Once inside the store, the men used a dolly to load an ATM into their truck, which troopers described in an online statement as a two-tone blue F-150 vehicle. Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2022 Plano Police are searching for a burglar who cut the lock on a storage room at a facility in the 500 block of North Avenue and used a dolly to cart away several items inside. Teri Webster, Dallas News, 26 July 2021 Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking horse being pulled along on a dolly. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2020 All day, motorcycle deliverymen handed off items to the security guards, who trundled through the compound’s grounds with dollies and shopping carts, dropping off boxes and bags. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020 Neewer dolly For smooth, sideways motion—or to move a shot closer or further from without a zoom lens—get a dolly. Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 19 Nov. 2019 Sets already have ramps for wheeled dollies, and they can easily be added in front of portable bathrooms and other elevated areas as well. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2019 The dolly allows you to stretch and strengthen all four abdominal muscles while simultaneously training your upper and lower body. NBC News, 16 Jan. 2018 See More
Noun
Has a screen attached to her handlebar at the end of the dolly. Scott King, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Once inside the store, the men used a dolly to load an ATM into their truck, which troopers described in an online statement as a two-tone blue F-150 vehicle. Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2022 Plano Police are searching for a burglar who cut the lock on a storage room at a facility in the 500 block of North Avenue and used a dolly to cart away several items inside. Teri Webster, Dallas News, 26 July 2021 Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking horse being pulled along on a dolly. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2020 All day, motorcycle deliverymen handed off items to the security guards, who trundled through the compound’s grounds with dollies and shopping carts, dropping off boxes and bags. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020 Neewer dolly For smooth, sideways motion—or to move a shot closer or further from without a zoom lens—get a dolly. Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 19 Nov. 2019 Sets already have ramps for wheeled dollies, and they can easily be added in front of portable bathrooms and other elevated areas as well. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2019 The dolly allows you to stretch and strengthen all four abdominal muscles while simultaneously training your upper and lower body. NBC News, 16 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1878, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Phrases Containing dolly
Kids Definition
dolly
noun
ˈdä-lē
plural dollies
1
: doll sense 1
2
: a platform on a roller or on wheels for moving heavy things
dolly
noun
as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything my kid sister was always playing with her dollies Synonyms & Similar Words
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- doll
- puppet
- poppet
- action figure
- rag doll
- figurine
- marionette
- figure
- handpuppet
