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Word: dolly
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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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