Dolly - English meaning

noun

A child's word for a doll.

Usage examples:

She jumped on mats that sang, put dollies to bed, chose a dolls' house to take home and finally she…

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A small platform on wheels used for holding heavy objects, typically film or television cameras.

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A dolly shot

noun

An easy catch.

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He fumbled a dolly at slip

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A short wooden pole for stirring clothes in a washtub.

verb

(of a film or television camera) be moved on a mobile platform in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

The camera dollies back to reveal hundreds of people

noun

A doll

noun

A doll (= a toy in the shape of a small person or baby)

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She'll sit and play with her dollies for hours., toys get very straightforward names round here, li…

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A board or frame on wheels, usually with a handle at waist height, used for moving heavy objects such as furniture or machines

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Using a dolly, they rolled the safe to a loading dock., the machine weighed nearly 650 pounds and h…

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A structure on wheels for moving a large film camera

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The image shows the director on a dolly filming her documentary., dolly shot you might want to do a…

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A board on wheels for lying on so that you can roll yourself under vehicles when examining or repairing them

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He lay flat on a dolly under his 18-wheeler, adjusting the brakes with a wrench and a screwdriver.,…

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In cricket, a catch that is very easy to take

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He dropped a dolly when the ball looped up in the air off the splice of the bat., he walked off the…