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dolly
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As a noun, dolly means a doll. As a verb, it means hit a dolly.
Meanings of dolly
25 meaningsnoun
childishcolloquialA doll.
cookingA roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
A contrivance for stirring:
A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
filmA specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
slangA young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
gamblingA marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
IndiaAn offering of fruit or flowers.
Older and rare meanings (2)
slangUKdatedA fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions.
cricketdatedA ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
verb
cricketTo hit a dolly.
To move (an object) using a dolly.
To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
To crush ore with a dolly.
adjective
polariPretty; attractive.
yorkshiresheffieldLeft-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh)
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).