different between zolly vs dolly

English

Etymology

Blend of zoom +? dolly

Noun

zolly (plural zollies)

1. A dolly zoom.
   • 2005, Wendy Tumminello, Exploring Storyboarding (page 51)

     In Jaws, Spielberg used the zolly effect when Brody witnesses a little boy eaten by the shark. Brody is sitting on the beach and as the camera dollies toward him, the zoom lens is pulled back.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?li/
• Rhymes: -?li

Etymology 1

From doll +? -y, from the given name Dorothy, originally applied either to a woman or female pet or to a children's toy, and expanded to refer to various types of contrivances or devices.

Alternative forms

• dollie

Noun

dolly (plural dollies)

1. (childish, colloquial) A doll.
2. A contrivance for stirring:
   1. A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.

      Synonym: posser
   2. A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
3. A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.

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4. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
5. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
6. A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
7. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
8. (film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
9. (slang) A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid. [from 1790s]
   • 1996, Billboard (number 45, page 24)

     This glorious collection should be passed around clubland as a textbook study in making a seamless transition from being a disco dolly to a serious pop vocalist.

10. (slang, Britain, dated) A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions. [1960s]
11. (cricket, dated) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
12. (gambling) A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.

Derived terms

• crab dolly
• dolly grip
• dolly mixture
• dolly bird
• tube dolly

Descendants

• Welsh: doli

Translations

See also

• (small truck): hand truck
• (specialized piece of film equipment): tracking shot

Verb

dolly (third-person singular simple present dollies, present participle dollying, simple past and past participle dollied)

1. (transitive, cricket) To hit a dolly.
2. (transitive) To move (an object) using a dolly.
3. (transitive) To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
4. (transitive) To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
5. (transitive) To crush ore with a dolly.

Etymology 2

Disputed. Most scholars derive the term from doll +? -y, as Etymology 1, above. Linguist Ian Hancock, however, suggests derivation from Italian dolce (“sweet”).

Adjective

dolly (comparative more dolly, superlative most dolly)

1. (Polari) Pretty; attractive.
2. (Yorkshire, especially Sheffield) left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh)

Etymology 3

From Hindi ???? (??l?).

Noun

dolly (plural dollies)

1. (India) An offering of fruit or flowers.

References

Anagrams

• Lloyd, oldly