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dolly

dolly definition

dolly (däl′ē)

noun pl. dollies -·lies

a doll: a child's word
a tool used to hold a rivet at one end while a head is hammered out of the other end
Dialectal a stick or board for stirring, as in laundering clothes or washing ore
☆ any of several kinds of low, flat, wheeled frames for transporting heavy objects, as in a factory
☆ Film, TV a low, wheeled platform on which the camera is mounted for moving it about the set

Etymology: dim. of doll

intransitive verb dollied -·lied, dollying -·ly·ing

to move a dolly forward (in), backward (out), etc. in photographing or televising the action

transitive verb

to move (a camera, load, etc.) on a dolly