Definition of Dolly

1. Noun. Conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted.

Generic synonyms: Conveyance, Transport

2. Noun. Conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects.
Generic synonyms: Conveyance, Transport

3. Noun. A small replica of a person; used as a toy.
Exact synonyms: Doll
Specialized synonyms: Golliwog, Golliwogg, Kachina, Paper Doll, Puppet, Rag Doll, Sawdust Doll, Toy Soldier
Generic synonyms: Plaything, Toy

Definition of Dolly

1. n. A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.

2. n. A child's mane for a doll.

Definition of Dolly

1. Proper noun. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, and later also of Dolores. ¹

2. Proper noun. (poker) Dolly Parton ¹

3. Noun. A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer. ¹

4. Noun. A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. ¹

5. Noun. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver. ¹

6. Noun. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building. ¹

7. Noun. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc. ¹

8. Noun. (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted. ¹

9. Noun. ''(children, colloquial):'' A child's name for a doll. ¹

10. Noun. (cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch. ¹

11. Noun. a doll ¹

12. Verb. (transitive cricket) To hit a dolly. ¹

13. Verb. To move an object using a dolly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dolly

1. to move on a wheeled platform [v -LIED, -LYING, -LIES]

Medical Definition of Dolly

1. 1. A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer. 2. A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet. 3. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver. 4. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc, in bridge building. 5. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolly

dollishly
dollishness
dollishnesses
dollkind
dollmaker
dollmakers
dollmaking
dollman
dollmans
dollop
dolloped
dolloping
dollops
dollopy
dolls
dolly
dolly-bird
dolly-birds
dolly-boy
dolly bird
dolly birds
dolly grip
dolly grips
dolly knot
dolly knots
dolly mixture
dolly mixtures
dolly shop
dolly shops

Literary usage of Dolly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"Dolly. Oh, you know well enough. (She sits in chair at left of table, and Dolly. ... Oh, I see, Hazel's been here, and told Dolly everything, and she thinks ..."

2. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"Dolly.—An extension piece placed on the upper end of a pile when the head of the ... Air Dolly.—A dolly operated by compressed air. Used between two beams. ..."

3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1856)
"Some of our readers know an 'Aunt Dolly ' so perfectly different, ... from Dolly. ' Rose thought this was the only light in which she was likely to view the ..."

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