Trolley vs. Dolly
Trolleynoun
A cart or shopping cart.
Trolleynoun
(British) A hand truck.
Trolleynoun
(British) A soapbox car.
Trolleynoun
(British) A gurney.
Trolleynoun
A single-pole device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line usually for a tram or streetcar. Usually called a trolley pole.
Trolleynoun
(US) A streetcar or a system of streetcars.
Trolleynoun
A light rail system or a train on such a system.
Trolleynoun
A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
Trolleynoun
A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.
Trolleyverb
To bring to by trolley.
Trolleyverb
To use a trolley vehicle to go from one place to another.
Trolleynoun
A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like.
Trolleynoun
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity;
Trolleynoun
a large metal basket or frame on wheels, used for transporting heavy or large items, such as supermarket purchases or luggage at an airport or railway station.
Trolleynoun
a small table on wheels or castors, typically used to convey food and drink.
Trolleynoun
a hospital bed on wheels for transporting patients.
Trolleynoun
a wheel attached to a pole, used for collecting current from an overhead electric wire to drive a tram.
Trolleynoun
short for trolleybus or trolley car
Dollynoun
A doll.
Dollynoun
A contrivance for stirring:
Dollynoun
A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
Dollynoun
A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
Dollynoun
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
Dollynoun
In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
Dollynoun
A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
Dollynoun
A small truck without steering means to be slipped under a load. (traditional UK artisan usage)
Dollynoun
A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
Dollynoun
(film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
Dollynoun
(slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
Dollynoun
A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions.
Dollynoun
A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
Dollynoun
(India) An offering of fruit or flowers.
Dollyverb
To hit a dolly.
Dollyverb
(transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
Dollyverb
(transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
Dollyverb
(transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
Dollyverb
(transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.
Dollyadjective
(Polari) Pretty; attractive.
Dollynoun
A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
Dollynoun
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
Dollynoun
In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
Dollynoun
A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
Dollynoun
A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
Dollynoun
A child's mane for a doll.
Dollynoun
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
Dollynoun
conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
Dollynoun
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
