I. ˈdä-lē, ˈdȯ-lē noun
( plural dollies )
Date: 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
II. verb
( dol·lied ; dol·ly·ing )
Date: 1878
transitive verb
1. : to treat with a dolly
2. : to move or convey on a dolly
intransitive verb
: 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