dolly

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɒli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɑli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dol′ē)

Inflections of 'dolly' (n): npl: dollies
Inflections of 'dolly' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dollies
v 3rd person singular
dollying
v pres p
dollied
v past
dollied
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dol•ly /ˈdɑli/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -lies. 
  1. Informal Termsa doll.
  2. a low truck or cart with small wheels for moving heavy loads.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dol•ly  (dol′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. dol•lies, v., dol•lied, dol•ly•ing. 
n. 
  1. Informal Termsa doll.
  2. a low truck or cart with small wheels for moving loads too heavy to be carried by hand.
  3. Cinema, Radio and Television, Radio and Television[Motion Pictures, Television.]a small wheeled platform, usually having a short boom, on which a camera can be mounted for making moving shots.
  4. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a tool for receiving and holding the head of a rivet while the other end is being headed.
  5. Mechanical Engineeringa block placed on the head of a pile being driven to receive the shock of the blows.
  6. Rail Transporta small locomotive operating on narrow-gauge tracks, esp. in quarries, construction sites, etc.
  7. a short, wooden pole with a hollow dishlike base for stirring clothes while laundering them.
  8. Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]a tablet of Dolophine.
  9. British TermsAlso called dol′ly bird′. an attractive girl or young woman.
  10. Sex and Gender(sometimes cap.) [Slang.]an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., esp. by a male to a female).

v.t. 
  1. Cinemato transport or convey (a camera) by means of a dolly.

v.i. 
  1. Cinemato move a camera on a dolly, esp. toward or away from the subject being filmed or televised (often fol. by in or out):to dolly in for a close-up.
  • 1600–10; 1900–05 for def. 9; doll + -y2

Dol•ly  (dol′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name, form of Doll. 
Also, Dol′lie. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dolly /ˈdɒlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)
  1. a child's word for a doll
  2. a wheeled support on which a camera may be mounted
  3. a cup-shaped anvil held against the head of a rivet while the other end is being hammered
  4. a simple catch
  5. Also called: dolly bird, dollybird old-fashioned slang chiefly Brit an attractive and fashionable girl, esp one who is considered to be unintelligent
 vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)
  1. to wheel (a camera) backwards or forwards on a dolly
'dolly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corn dolly - dolly mixture - Parton - baby talk - bull trout - dollyman - dolly shot - Dolly Varden - Dolly Varden pattern - dowie - lift truck - Madison - track - tracking shot - track shot - travel shot - trout - truck - trucking shot

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