dolly
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Noun
- A doll.
- A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
- A contrivance for stirring: A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
- A contrivance for stirring: A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
- A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
- In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
- A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
- A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
- An unpowered vehicle (trailer) designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle, with strong traction power.
- A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
- A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
- A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
- A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions.
- A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
- A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
- Ellipsis of dolly shop.
- An old gambling device, found in dolly shops, with the figure of an old man or "dolly", and a spiral hole down which a dropped marble would proceed to one of a set of numbered holes.
- An offering of fruit or flowers.
- Ellipsis of Dolly Parton.
- Ellipsis of Dolly Varden trout.
Verb
- To hit a dolly.
- To move (an object) using a dolly.
- To move a camera (usually toward or away from its subject) using a dolly.
- To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
- To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
- To crush ore with a dolly.
Adjective
- Pretty; attractive.
- left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh)
Proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given names Dorothy, Dolores, or Doris.
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