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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
  • 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.
  • a doll
  • A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
  • A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
  • ''(children, colloquial):'' A child's name for a doll.
  • cricket A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
  • film A specialized piece of film equipment that looks like a little car to which a camera is mounted.
  • In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.

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Proper noun:

  • A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, and later also of Dolores.
  • poker Dolly Parton

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Verb:

  • To move an object using a dolly.
  • cricket To hit a dolly.

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