Dolly
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A child
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A small hand-cart with two wheels used to move heavy objects.
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A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
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To move (an object) using a dolly.
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conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
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A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
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A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
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A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
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A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, and later also of Dolores.
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A dolly is a platform with wheels or casters, used to transport heavy or cumbersome objects. In the film industry, a dolly is a piece of equipment that enables a camera to move smoothly during shooting. In biotechnology, Dolly was also the name given to the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. It can also refer to a tool used to shape metal or a type of womens shoe. The term dolly is used in multiple contexts and its exact meaning can vary.
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dol′i, n. a wooden shaft attached to a disc with projecting arms, used for stirring clothes in a washing-tub; somewhat similar pieces of apparatus in mining, pile-driving, c.—v.t. to wash (clothes) in a tub: to beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer: to crush ore with a dolly, to obtain or yield by this method.—adj. Doll′ied.—n. Doll′ier. [Prob. from Dolly, the familiar form of Dorothy.]
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