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trolley definition

trol·ley (trä′lē)

noun pl. trolleys -·leys

  1. a wheeled carriage, basket, etc. that runs suspended from an overhead track
  2. ☆ an apparatus, as a grooved wheel at the end of a pole, for transmitting electric current from an overhead wire to the motor of a streetcar, etc.
  3. ☆ trolley car
  4. Brit. any of various wheeled vehicles or carts, esp. a cart pushed by hand

Etymology: < East Anglian dial. < troll

transitive verb, intransitive verb trolleyed -·leyed, trolleying -·ley·ing

☆ to carry or ride on a trolley
trolley Idioms

off one's trolley

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Slang crazy; insane

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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