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dolly(4) (iou)



dolly verb. M19.
[from DOLLY noun1.]
verb trans. & intrans. Beat or crush (esp. quartz) using a dolly; extract (gold) in this way. M19.
verb trans. Wash or stir (clothes) in a dolly-tub. M19.
a. verb intrans. Of a camera or its operator: travel on a dolly, esp. in towards the subject or out away from it. M20.
M. Ayrton The camera dollies about all over the acres of smooth marble. fig.: G. MacBeth Someone dollied in to kill.
b. verb trans. Move (esp. a camera) on a dolly. M20.
R. B. Parker He was getting awkward to handle...They dollied him out.
verb trans. Doll or smarten up. colloq. M20.