trolley
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- noun
- /ˈtrɑːli/
- UK
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carrito de la compra
- She pushed the trolley down the aisle, filling it with fresh produce.
And they bring the food down, they bring the dessert trolley down or whatever.
- And they bring the food down, they bring the dessert trolley down or whatever.
- Make sure you have a pound aside for a trolley.
- And I go, oh, my God, there's me with the money in the shopping trolley.
- And I think that eventually Boris is sort of bumbling around a bit like a Asda shopping trolley with only three wheels, right?
Examples
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And they bring the food down, they bring the dessert trolley down or whatever.
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I loaded my groceries onto the trolley to take them to the car.
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Can I get you anything from the trolley?
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Then we walked to Main Street, where a trolley was just pulling out.
Fiction book (1990) -
There were five crew members on board that would have had access to the beverage trolley.
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The only time he buys clothes, he just fills up the trolley.
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This is our favorite farm shop, and he has the cutest little trolleys for the boys.
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Duke opens the door to a bellboy with a trolley load of fruit, drinks, and flowers... and a smile.
Fiction book (1998) -
Juice, coffee, and other assorted goodies on the trolley over there.
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I've ridden the trolley with the groceries plenty of times!
Synonyms
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A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things
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A large basket on wheels used in shops to carry items while you shop
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A small cart with wheels that you push by hand to carry goods
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A small wheeled cart pushed by hand to carry things
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A small cart with one wheel and two handles for carrying things
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Compounds
A bus that uses electricity from wires above the street and does not run on tracks
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Etymology
Trolley later came to mean a small wheeled cart; the name links to the idea of roll because it moves on wheels and to the same small rolling parts. So a trolley is a cart you push to carry goods in a supermarket, airport, or station.