dol•ly
Pronunciation: (dol'ē), [key]
— n., pl. v., dol•lies, dol•lied, dol•ly•ing.
—n.
- a doll.
- a low truck or cart with small wheels for moving loads too heavy to be carried by hand.
- a small wheeled platform, usually having a short boom, on which a camera can be mounted for making moving shots.
- a tool for receiving and holding the head of a rivet while the other end is being headed.
- a block placed on the head of a pile being driven to receive the shock of the blows.
- a small locomotive operating on narrow-gauge tracks, esp. in quarries, construction sites, etc.
- a short, wooden pole with a hollow dishlike base for stirring clothes while laundering them.
- a tablet of Dolophine.
- Also calledan attractive girl or young woman.
- (sometimes cap.)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.
- to transport or convey (a camera) by means of a dolly.
—v.i.
- to 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.
Dol•ly
Pronunciation: (dol'ē), [key]
— n.
- a female given name, form of
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