Definition of dolly
dollies
1 : doll
2 : a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub
3 : a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching
4a : a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objectsb : a wheeled platform for a television or motion-picture camera
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Examples of dolly in a Sentence
We'll need a dolly to move the refrigerator.
my kid sister was always playing with her dollies
Recent Examples of dolly from the Web
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Just hours after the fair ended its 26-day run, hundreds of workers with trucks, vans and dollies were swarming the seaside fairgrounds packing up equipment and heading for their next stop on the summer fair circuit.
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Delivery trucks for produce, liquor and tourist shops stop blocks from their customers, forcing workers with dollies packed high with cardboard boxes or kegs to navigate the narrow sidewalks already busy with tourists.
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On the G.Q. Scene cover, Weber poses in slim-fitting black-and-white mod gear, goofily adorable in a Herman’s Hermits way, while a girl styled like an English dolly bird gazes at him admiringly.
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In the hilarious video, Gerber is seen pushing a dolly and is stocked with two cases of tequila and two cases of diapers.
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Stuart Miller, who also owns 22 Star Island, made headlines last year when his 7,000-square-foot home was lifted on hydraulic dollies and moved to another part of the property to make way for a new home.
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This year, the city and Albelo negotiated using dollies and golf carts to bring in equipment and to keep heavy foot traffic off the susceptible center of the field.
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A toolbox, dollies, copper pipes and a water heater were stolen from a residence.
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First Known Use of dolly
1790
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Definition of dolly
dollied
;dollying
transitive verb
1 : to treat with a dolly
2 : to move or convey on a dolly
intransitive verb
: to move a motion-picture or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene; also, of a camera : to be moved on a dolly
First Known Use of dolly
1878
DOLLY Defined for English Language Learners
dolly
playDefinition of dolly for English Language Learners
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: a child's toy doll
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: a piece of equipment that has wheels and that is used for moving heavy objects
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