| toy (toi) n. 1. An object for children to play with. 2. Something of little importance; a trifle. 3. An amusement; a pastime: thought of the business as a toy. 4. A small ornament; a bauble. 5. A diminutive thing or person. 6. A dog of a very small breed or of a variety smaller than the standard variety of its breed. 7. Scots A loose covering for the head, formerly worn by women. 8. Chiefly Southern U.S. A shooter marble. intr.v. toyed, toy·ing, toys 1. To amuse oneself idly; trifle: a cat toying with a mouse. 2. To treat something casually or without seriousness: toyed with the idea of writing a play. See Synonyms at flirt. [Middle English toye, amorous play, a piece of fun.] |
toy
Noun
1. an object designed for children to play with, such as a doll or model car
2. an object that adults use for entertainment rather than for a serious purpose: I do use my computer: it's not just a toy
Adjective
1. being an imitation or model of something for children to play with: a toy aeroplane
2. (of a dog) of a variety much smaller than is normal for that breed: a toy poodle [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  toy - an artifact designed to be played withball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck cockhorse - anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult) doll's house, dollhouse - a small model of a house used as a toy by children Frisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition rocking horse, hobby, hobbyhorse - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride hula-hoop - plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips jack-in-the-box - plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play jumping jack - plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings kaleidoscope - an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors kite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string Meccano, Meccano set - a child's construction set for making mechanical models pea shooter - a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target pinata - plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks pinwheel wind collector, pinwheel - a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind playhouse, wendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of pogo stick - plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping popgun - plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken sandpile, sandpit, sandbox - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in dandle board, seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end playground slide, sliding board, slide - plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide catapult, slingshot, sling - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones stick horse - a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth teddy, teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) spinning top, teetotum, whirligig, top - a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" train set - a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water yo-yo - a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand |
| 2. |  toy - a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove" | |
| 3. | toy - a device regarded as providing amusement; "private airplanes are a rich man's toy" device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" | |
| 4. |  toy - a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced sizecopy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" | |
| 5. |  toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as petsCanis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" Chihuahua - an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization Japanese spaniel - breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat Peke, Pekinese, Pekingese - a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle Shih-Tzu - a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese toy spaniel - a very small spaniel toy terrier - a small active dog | |
| Verb | 1. |  toy - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" |
| 2. |  toy - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it flirt with, toy with, entertain, think about, think of - take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" | |
| 3. |  toy - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" |
toy
toy with something (usually with with) play with, consider, trifle with, flirt with, dally with, entertain the possibility of, amuse yourself with, think idly of
Translations
n toy [toi]
an object made for a child to play with He got lots of toys for Christmas; a toy soldier. speelding لُعْبَه، دُمْيَه играчка hračka legetøj; legetøjs- das Spielzeug παιχνίδι juguete; (adjetivo) de juguete mänguasi اسباب بازی lelu jouet צַעֲצוּע खिलौना igračka játék mainan leikfang giocattolo おもちゃ 장난감 žaislas rotaļieta mainan speelgoed leke(tøy) zabawka brinquedo jucărie игрушка hračka igrača igračka leksak ของเล่น oyuncak 玩具 іграшка; забава کھلونا đồ chơi 玩具
v
(withwith) to play with in an idle way He wasn't hungry and sat toying with his food. speel يَلْهو، يَعْبَث играя си nimrat se lege med spielen παίζω jugar con, (comida) comiscar mängitama, (hajameelselt) näppima بازی کردن leikitellä chipoter לְשַׂחֵק ऊपरीतौर से दिलचस्पी लेना igrati se játszik vmivel bermain-main leika sér að giocherellare もてあそぶ 장난치다 knebinėti, nerimtai svarstyti spēlēties; niekoties mencuit-cuit spelen leke med; pirke i bawić się brincar a se juca cu ковырять(ся) babrať sa igračkati se poigravati se leka เล่น oynamak 消遣 бавитися, гратися; крутити в руках کھيل کرنا đùa nghịch 消遣
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