- dollop
- dollop 1570s, from E. Anglian dialectal dallop "patch, tuft or clump of grass," of uncertain origin. Modern sense of "a lump or glob" is 1812. As a verb, from 1825.
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dollop — [däl′əp] n. [< ? ON dolp, small dangling ball] 1. a soft mass or blob, as of some food; lump 2. a small quantity of liquid; splash, jigger, dash, etc. 3. a measure or amount [a dollop of wit] vt. to put or give out in dollops … English World dictionary
dollop — [n] lump bit, blob, glob, gob, mass, piece, portion; concepts 432,786,835 … New thesaurus
dollop — informal ► NOUN ▪ a shapeless mass or lump, especially of soft food. ► VERB (dolloped, dolloping) ▪ add or serve out in large shapeless quantities. ORIGIN perhaps Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
dollop — UK [ˈdɒləp] / US [ˈdɑləp] noun [countable] Word forms dollop : singular dollop plural dollops informal 1) a large lump of a soft substance, especially food dollop of: a dollop of cream/mashed potato 2) a large amount of something dollop of: You… … English dictionary
dollop — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1812 1. chiefly British an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid < out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly dollop of rain E. M. Forster > 2. a lump or glob… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dollop — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Dollop (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on Dollop instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/Dollop … Wikipedia
dollop — dol|lop [ˈdɔləp US ˈda: ] n informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From a Scandinavian language; related to Norwegian dolp piece ] 1.) a small amount of soft food, usually dropped from a spoon dollop of ▪ a dollop of thick cream 2.) an amount of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dollop — dol|lop [ daləp ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) a large lump of a soft substance, especially food: dollop of: a dollop of cream/mashed potato 2. ) a large amount of something: dollop of: You ll need a big dollop of luck to succeed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dollop — /dol euhp/, n. 1. a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud. 2. a small quantity: Add a dollop of soda water to the mixture. v.t. 3. to dispense in dollops: to dollop whipped cream over the cake. [1565 75; cf. Icel dolpur fat man, Norw… … Universalium
dollop — [[t]dɒ̱ləp[/t]] dollops N COUNT: usu N of n A dollop of soft or sticky food is a large spoonful of it. [INFORMAL] ...a dollop of cream … English dictionary
