doll
Synonym of doll upSynonym of doll up.
» That girl has a lovely doll.
Dieses Mädchen hat eine niedliche Puppe. — MUIRIEL
У той девочки восхитительная кукла. — sharptoothed
У тієї дівчинки - гарна лялька. — ChickenKiev
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesSynonym of doll up.
(UK, transitive)To place a barrier in front of (a section of the course that is to be omitted from a horse race).
(obsolete, transitive)To warm moderately; to make tepid; to mull.
Examples
412 sentencesThat girl has a lovely doll.
У тієї дівчинки - гарна лялька. — ChickenKiev
ruУ той девочки восхитительная кукла. — sharptoothed
deDieses Mädchen hat eine niedliche Puppe. — MUIRIEL
I collect dolls from different countries.
Я збираю ляльок з різних країн. — shanghainese
ruЯ коллекционирую кукол из разных стран. — Lenin_1917
She is playing with a doll.
Вона бавиться з лялькою. — deniko
deSie spielt mit einer Puppe. — wolfgangth
Mary used to play with dolls.
Раніше Мері грала з ляльками. — deniko
ruМэри часто играла с куклами. — Biga
Mary gave away all her dolls.
Мері роздала всіх свої ляльок. — deniko
ruМэри раздала всех своих кукол. — marafon
deMaria gab all ihre Puppen weg. — wolfgangth
Origin
From Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy. Probably variant of archaic dool (“boundarFrom Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy.
Probably variant of archaic dool (“boundary marker”).
Possibly same as dull (whence Middle English doll).
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Forms
dolls, dolling, dolled, dolledSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- play with dolls
- her a doll
- with a doll
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.