dol·ly (d l  )n. pl. dol·lies 1. Informal A child's doll. 2. a. A low mobile platform that rolls on casters, used for transporting heavy loads. b. Such a platform as used by one working underneath a motor vehicle. c. A hand truck. 3. A wheeled apparatus used to transport a movie or television camera about a set. 4. A small locomotive, as for use in a railroad yard or on a construction site. 5. A wooden implement for stirring clothes in a washtub. 6. A tool used to hold one end of a rivet while the opposite end is being hammered to form a head. 7. A small piece of wood or metal placed on the head of a pile to prevent damage to the pile while it is being driven. intr.v. dol·lied, dol·ly·ing, dol·lies To move the wheeled apparatus on which a movie or television camera is mounted toward or away from the scene of action. |
dolly [ˈdɒlɪ]
n pl -lies
1. a child's word for a doll
2. (Performing Arts) Films Television a wheeled support on which a camera may be mounted
3. (Engineering / Tools) a cup-shaped anvil held against the head of a rivet while the other end is being hammered
4. (Engineering / Tools) a shaped block of lead used to hammer dents out of sheet metal
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a distance piece placed between the head of a pile and the pile-driver to form an extension to the length of the pile
6. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket a simple catch
7. Also called dolly bird Slang chiefly Brit an attractive and fashionable girl, esp one who is considered to be unintelligent
vb -lies, -lying, -lied
(Performing Arts) Films Television to wheel (a camera) backwards or forwards on a dolly
Airborne data link equipment.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mountedtransport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation |
| 2. | dolly - conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation | |
| 3. |  dolly - a small replica of a person; used as a toykachina - a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift paper doll - a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being puppet - a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers rag doll - a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted sawdust doll - a doll that is stuffed with sawdust toy soldier - a doll that resembles a soldier |
Translations
dolly [ˈdɒlɪ]
dolly
n
(inf: = doll) → Püppchen nt
(= wheeled frame) → (Transport)wagen m; (Film, TV) → Dolly m, → Kamerawagen m; (Rail) → Schmalspurrangierlokomotive f
(for washing clothes) → Wäschestampfer m
(Tech, for rivet) → Gegenhalter m
(inf: = girl) → Puppe f
n dolly [ˈdoli]
a child's word for a doll. poppie دُمْيَه (بِلَهْجَةِ الأطفال) кукличка panenka dukke das Püppchen κουκλίτσα muñeca nuku عروسک به زبان کودکانه nukke poupée בֻּבָּה गुड़िया के लिए बच्चों के द्वारा उपयोग होने वाला शब्द, डॉली, डौली lutkica babácska boneka dúkka, brúða bambola 人形 인형 lėlytė lellīte patung popje dokke laleczka boneca păpuşă куколка bábika lutkica lutka docka ตุ๊กตา (ภาษาเด็ก) bebek (兒語)玩具娃娃 лялечка بچوں کی زبان میں گڑيا búp bê （儿语）玩具娃娃
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