26984 words

dolly

6 definitions • 10 examples
1
a doll (= a toy in the shape of a small person or baby):

Examples:

She'll sit and play with her dollies for hours.
Toys get very straightforward names round here, like “Purple Teddy”, “Big Dolly”, “Little Dolly”, “Bunny” and “Dog”.
2
a board or frame on wheels, usually with a handle at waist height, used for moving heavy objects such as furniture or machines:

Examples:

Using a dolly, they rolled the safe to a loading dock.
The machine weighed nearly 650 pounds and had to be delivered on a tilting dolly so that it could be angled through doors.
3

Examples:

The image shows the director on a dolly filming her documentary.
dolly shot You might want to do a crane shot or a dolly shot.
4
a board on wheels for lying on so that you can roll yourself under vehicles when examining or repairing them:

Examples:

He lay flat on a dolly under his 18-wheeler, adjusting the brakes with a wrench and a screwdriver.
The underground pits allow inspectors to walk underneath trucks to inspect their undercarriages instead of using a dolly to slide underneath vehicles.
5
in cricket, a catch that is very easy to take:

Examples:

He dropped a dolly when the ball looped up in the air off the splice of the bat.
He walked off the field furious at having given a dolly catch to the short leg fielder.
6
a doll

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