[dol.ly] n, pl dollies (1790) 1: doll
2: a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub
3: a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching
4. a: a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objects b: a wheeled platform for a television or motion-picture camera
[2]dolly vb dol.lied ; dol.ly.ing vt (1878) 1: to treat with a dolly
2: to move or convey on a dolly ~ vi: to move a motion-picture or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene; also, of a camera: to be moved on a dolly