dolly
/ˈdɑli/
noun
- A child's toy representing a human figure, especially a baby or small child; a doll.
- She dressed her dolly in a tiny pink dress.
- The little girl carried her dolly everywhere she went.
- He gave his dolly a hug before bedtime.
- A wheeled platform or cart used for moving heavy objects, such as furniture or camera equipment.
- The movers used a dolly to transport the piano into the house.
- The camera operator pushed the dolly smoothly along the track.
- We loaded the boxes onto a dolly to move them to the storage room.
- A tool used in metalworking or construction to support or shape materials.
- He placed the rivet on the dolly before hammering it.
- The blacksmith used a dolly to shape the hot metal.
- The construction worker held the dolly against the steel beam.
verb
- To move (a camera) on a dolly toward or away from a subject while filming.
- They dollied the camera back to show the entire scene.
- The shot required the camera to dolly slowly across the room.
- The director asked the cameraman to dolly in for a close-up.