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Definition of puppet in English:

puppet

noun ˈpʌpɪtˈpəpət
  • 1A movable model of a person or animal that is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it.

    as modifier a puppet show
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Admiralty Square three puppets in a puppet theatre come to life: Petrushka, the Ballerina, and the Moor.
    • He stuck five of them inside the puppet's head to operate it by hand.
    • The critics at Bombay Dreams all mentioned the fountain scene, for The Lion King it was the amazing effects and animal puppets.
    • There is effective use of puppets and perspective with the library stairs, and some clever lighting effects and physical comedy.
    • Names are written on masking tape which is placed inside the puppets for easy identification.
    • Stick a washed lolly stick to the back of the card and use it to move the puppet around.
    • In some cases, large animal puppets are completely made of celluloid because of its greater stiffness.
    • We believe in the puppet as a completely separate entity from the puppeteer.
    • His innovative use of string puppets and model special effects made the series a huge hit.
    • In fact, puppets and strings play no part in the show, which instead uses lights to help project the duo's efforts on to a large screen.
    • Little Stevie plays with his strings and paper puppets he made himself.
    • If you have puppets or stuffed animals, make a little play and use very, very silly voices.
    • Youngsters can read and listen to stories with their parents and then act them out using puppets and soft toys.
    • Well-crafted in every aspect, the tale of Pinocchio is told using puppets and live actors, in mask or out.
    • The result is that one puppeteer can control multiple puppets in multiple mediums.
    • The puppeteer sits in back of a white screen and moves the puppets to act out stories.
    • The film doesn't attempt to pretend that these aren't puppets, their strings are integral to who they are and are a key part of the story.
    • Bunraku puppets are not manipulated by strings from above a small stage window.
    • From shadow puppets to puppets on a string, the emphasis this year is on visual theatre.
    • The string puppets of Tamil Nadu are the largest and the heaviest when compared to the string puppets of the other State.
    Synonyms
    marionette, glove puppet, hand puppet, finger puppet, rod puppet, shadow puppet
    1. 1.1 A person, group, or country under the control of another.
      a former revolutionary hero who is now a puppet of the state
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Again, the elastic smile. She felt like a puppet whose mouth strings were being pulled.
      • What people don't realise is that she is not just a puppet on a string.
      • He could see the malevolent grin upon her lips as she snarled up at the man that was a puppet upon her strings.
      • She was remembering how he had played her like a rag puppet being controlled by strings.
      • Stars exploded in his vision and he collapsed like a puppet with the strings cut.
      • He refused to sell his soul to the powers, he refused to be used as a puppet by those who control boxing.
      • Nicholas is just a pawn, a puppet for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike.
      • In the end, we all have to ask, are we simply puppets whose strings are being pulled by unseen forces?
      • Heads would bob and shoulders would shake like puppets on strings under Goldfrapp's control.
      • In this role, they often seemed like puppets on the strings of price.
      • It is about leading one's own life. It is about not being the puppet or the slave of the choices and desires of others.
      • One by one, each of the guards fell to their knees and then down on their faces like puppets with their strings cut.
      • They yanked on her chains forcing her to bend and twist at their will like a puppet on strings.
      • He also wrote an autobiographical novel in the cruel and sentimental manner: characters as puppets on a string.
      • He was like a puppet without strings now, just sitting there, staring out the window.
      • Why did fate like to toy with their puppet strings so often, taking joy to their misery?
      • They pose like Barbie dolls (sometimes literally) or puppets with strings broken.
      Synonyms
      pawn, tool, instrument, cat's paw, poodle, creature, hostage, counter, cog, dupe
      mouthpiece, minion, figurehead
      informal flunkey, lackey, stooge

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a doll): later form of poppet, generally having a more unfavourable connotation.

  • see pup, doll

 
 

Definition of puppet in US English:

puppet

nounˈpəpətˈpəpət
  • 1A movable model of a person or animal that is used in entertainment and is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His innovative use of string puppets and model special effects made the series a huge hit.
    • In fact, puppets and strings play no part in the show, which instead uses lights to help project the duo's efforts on to a large screen.
    • Well-crafted in every aspect, the tale of Pinocchio is told using puppets and live actors, in mask or out.
    • Bunraku puppets are not manipulated by strings from above a small stage window.
    • The critics at Bombay Dreams all mentioned the fountain scene, for The Lion King it was the amazing effects and animal puppets.
    • In Admiralty Square three puppets in a puppet theatre come to life: Petrushka, the Ballerina, and the Moor.
    • The result is that one puppeteer can control multiple puppets in multiple mediums.
    • In some cases, large animal puppets are completely made of celluloid because of its greater stiffness.
    • If you have puppets or stuffed animals, make a little play and use very, very silly voices.
    • Youngsters can read and listen to stories with their parents and then act them out using puppets and soft toys.
    • The string puppets of Tamil Nadu are the largest and the heaviest when compared to the string puppets of the other State.
    • Stick a washed lolly stick to the back of the card and use it to move the puppet around.
    • The puppeteer sits in back of a white screen and moves the puppets to act out stories.
    • There is effective use of puppets and perspective with the library stairs, and some clever lighting effects and physical comedy.
    • From shadow puppets to puppets on a string, the emphasis this year is on visual theatre.
    • Little Stevie plays with his strings and paper puppets he made himself.
    • Names are written on masking tape which is placed inside the puppets for easy identification.
    • We believe in the puppet as a completely separate entity from the puppeteer.
    • He stuck five of them inside the puppet's head to operate it by hand.
    • The film doesn't attempt to pretend that these aren't puppets, their strings are integral to who they are and are a key part of the story.
    Synonyms
    marionette, glove puppet, hand puppet, finger puppet, rod puppet, shadow puppet
    1. 1.1 A person, party, or state under the control of another person, group, or power.
      he was little more than a puppet of his aides
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Heads would bob and shoulders would shake like puppets on strings under Goldfrapp's control.
      • In this role, they often seemed like puppets on the strings of price.
      • It is about leading one's own life. It is about not being the puppet or the slave of the choices and desires of others.
      • Nicholas is just a pawn, a puppet for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike.
      • They pose like Barbie dolls (sometimes literally) or puppets with strings broken.
      • He could see the malevolent grin upon her lips as she snarled up at the man that was a puppet upon her strings.
      • He refused to sell his soul to the powers, he refused to be used as a puppet by those who control boxing.
      • What people don't realise is that she is not just a puppet on a string.
      • Stars exploded in his vision and he collapsed like a puppet with the strings cut.
      • She was remembering how he had played her like a rag puppet being controlled by strings.
      • Why did fate like to toy with their puppet strings so often, taking joy to their misery?
      • In the end, we all have to ask, are we simply puppets whose strings are being pulled by unseen forces?
      • He was like a puppet without strings now, just sitting there, staring out the window.
      • He also wrote an autobiographical novel in the cruel and sentimental manner: characters as puppets on a string.
      • One by one, each of the guards fell to their knees and then down on their faces like puppets with their strings cut.
      • Again, the elastic smile. She felt like a puppet whose mouth strings were being pulled.
      • They yanked on her chains forcing her to bend and twist at their will like a puppet on strings.
      Synonyms
      pawn, tool, instrument, cat's paw, poodle, creature, hostage, counter, cog, dupe

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting a doll): later form of poppet, generally having a more unfavorable connotation.

 
 
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