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i noun
1.
a trolley car.
2.
a pulley or truck traveling on an overhead track and serving to support and move a suspended object.
3.
4.
any of various devices for collecting current for such a purpose, as a pantograph, or a bowlike structure (bow trolley) sliding along an overhead wire, or a device (underground trolley) for taking current from the underground wire or conductor used by some electric railways.
5.
a small truck or car operated on a track, as in a mine or factory.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
8.
to convey or go by trolley.
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9.
off one's trolley, Slang.
a.
in a confused mental state.
b.
insane: He's been off his trolley for years, but his family refuses to have him committed.
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trolley (ˈtrɒlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc |
| 2. | (Brit) a wheeled cart or stand pushed by hand and used for moving heavy items, such as shopping in a supermarket or luggage at a railway station |
| 3. | (Brit) (in a hospital) a bed mounted on casters and used for moving patients who are unconscious, immobilized, etc |
| 4. | (Brit) See trolleybus |
| 5. | (US), (Canadian) See trolley car |
| 6. | a device that collects the current from an overhead wire (trolley wire), third rail, etc, to drive the motor of an electric vehicle |
| 7. | a pulley or truck that travels along an overhead wire in order to support a suspended load |
| 8. | chiefly (Brit) a low truck running on rails, used in factories, mines, etc, and on railways |
| 9. | a truck, cage, or basket suspended from an overhead track or cable for carrying loads in a mine, quarry, etc |
| 10. | slang off one's trolley |
| a. mentally confused or disorganized | |
| b. insane | |
| —vb | |
| 11. | (tr) to transport (a person or object) on a trolley |
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Word Origin & History
trolley
1823, in Suffolk dialect, "a cart," especially one with wheels flanged for running on a track (1858), probably from troll (v.) in the sense of "to roll." Sense transferred to "pulley to convey current to a streetcar motor" (1890), then "streetcar drawing power by a trolley" (1891).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
But once seated, the stylish drinks trolley reminded the fashion travellers that this was no ordinary airplane ride.
Two servants carried in a tea trolley and placed it before the newcomer.
Buses and the trolley are perceived as equally reliable.
Metro to study possible alternatives for aging electric trolley buses.
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