dolly

//ˈdɒli//
A2Frequency Level 12Colloquial
Visual representation of dolly

Noun

dollySingular
dolliesPlural
1

A child's word for a doll.

The little girl hugged her dolly tightly.

2

An attractive young woman.

She's quite a dolly, isn't she?

Synonym

Noun

dollySingular
dolliesPlural
1

A small platform on wheels used for moving heavy objects.

We used a dolly to move the heavy boxes.

2

A wheeled platform used in film and television production to create smooth camera movements.

The camera operator pushed the dolly along the tracks to capture a smooth shot.

Verb

1

To move a camera on a dolly, typically toward or away from a subject.

The director asked the cameraman to dolly in slowly on the actor's face.

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