dolly

n., pl., -lies.

1. Informal. A child's doll.
2. 1. A low mobile platform that rolls on casters, used for transporting heavy loads.
   2. Such a platform as used by one working underneath a motor vehicle.
   3. A hand truck.
3. A wheeled apparatus used to transport a movie or television camera about a set.
4. A small locomotive, as for use in a railroad yard or on a construction site.
5. A wooden implement for stirring clothes in a washtub.
6. A tool used to hold one end of a rivet while the opposite end is being hammered to form a head.
7. A small piece of wood or metal placed on the head of a pile to prevent damage to the pile while it is being driven.

intr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.
To move the wheeled apparatus on which a movie or television camera is mounted toward or away from the scene of action.

1. Platform mount on wheels for a television camera so that the camera has easy access to all places in any scene being shot. A dolly can be moved noiselessly throughout the set so that filming or taping can proceed with continuity.

2. Command given by a director in television production to move a camera on a dolly: for example, "dolly in" (bring the camera closer); "dolly out" or "dolly back" (move the camera back for a longer shot).

Suite (op.56) for piano duet by Fauré (1897).

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1. A block of hardwood placed on the upper end of a pile; acts as an extension piece and as a cushion during pile driving.
2. A tool for holding the head of a rivet and absorbing the impact while the other head is being driven.
3. A low cart or truck used for transporting heavy or bulky equipment.

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(DOD) Airborne data link equipment.

IN BRIEF: n. - Conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects.

We had to use a dolly to move the refrigerator.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dukkelise, kameravogn, transportrulle, drejekrybbe, nem bold, modholder, rørepind til tøjvask, [sl] heroin, lille lokomotiv, mokke, dejlig pige
v. tr. - klæde sig smart på
v. intr. - køre med kameravogn
adj. - sød, lækker, let at gribe, let at ramme

Nederlands (Dutch)
pop, karretje (voor filmcamera), wasstamper, portie, vingerdoekje, makkelijk balletje (cricket), loden vormpje gebruikt bij uitdeuken, met een film-/t.v.camera een rijer maken

Français (French)
n. - poupée, batte de blanchisseuse, (Cin, TV) chariot, travelling, (Rail) plate-forme
v. tr. - avancer/reculer la caméra
v. intr. - avancer/reculer la caméra, (Cin) faire un travelling
adj. - (Sport) facile

Deutsch (German)
n. - Puppe
v. - eine Puppe bewegen
adj. - puppenhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουκλίτσα, χαμηλό επίπεδο φορείο, πλατφόρμα (κάμερας κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
bambola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - boneca (f)

Русский (Russian)
кукла

Español (Spanish)
n. - muñeca, chica, carretilla, plataforma con ruedas, una pequeña locomotora, un palo con que se revuelve ropa mientras se lava, aparato para clavar pilotes
v. tr. - transportar sobre ruedas
v. intr. - mover sobre ruedas
adj. - atractiva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - barnspr. docka, tekn. stöt, kameravagn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
洋娃娃, 移动式摄影车, 手推车, 洗矿装置, 杵臼, 用移动车移动, 捣碎, 移动摄影车, 动人的, 摩登的, 愚蠢的, 笨的, 易接的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 洋娃娃, 移動式攝影車, 手推車, 洗礦裝置, 杵臼
v. tr. - 用移動車移動, 搗碎
v. intr. - 移動攝影車
adj. - 動人的, 摩登的, 愚蠢的, 笨的, 易接的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 수레, 이음 말뚝
v. tr. - (카메라를) 작은 수레에 얹어서 이동시키다
v. intr. - (카메라를) 작은 수레에 얹어서 이동시키다
adj. - 작은 수레의, 인형의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ドリー, お人形, 移動式撮影機台, お人形ちゃん, 女の子, かきまぜ棒
adj. - 魅力的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لعبه تستخدم أثناء الكلام مع الأطفال ومداعبتهم, عربه منخفضه لها عجلات صغيرة تستعمل لنقل الأشيا الثقيله التي يصعب حملها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בובה'לה, במה ניידת למסרטה, עגלת הובלה‬
v. tr. - ‮הניע מסרטה ממקום למקום‬
v. intr. - ‮התלבש(ה) באופן אלגנטי‬
adj. - ‮לבושה באופן אלגנטי, מושכת‬

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dolly	appliance dolly
Dolly Wheel	dolly parton