"dally" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdæli/ Audio: en-us-dally.ogg [US], en-au-dally.ogg [Australia] Forms: dallies [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: Possibly from Spanish dale la vuelta (“twist it around”) by law of Hobson-Jobson, from dale + la + vuelta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|dale la vuelta||twist it around}} Spanish dale la vuelta (“twist it around”), {{m|es|dale}} dale, {{m|es|la}} la, {{m|es|vuelta}} vuelta Head templates: {{en-noun}} dally (plural dallies)
  1. Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
    Sense id: en-dally-en-noun-CrGE975P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 21 11 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdæli/ Audio: en-us-dally.ogg [US], en-au-dally.ogg [Australia] Forms: dallies [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Head templates: {{en-noun}} dally (plural dallies)
  1. (India) Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”) Tags: India, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dolly (extra: offering of fruit or flowers)
    Sense id: en-dally-en-noun-rbwEH-cJ Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈdæli/ Audio: en-us-dally.ogg [US], en-au-dally.ogg [Australia] Forms: dallies [present, singular, third-person], dallying [participle, present], dallied [participle, past], dallied [past]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: From Middle English dalyen, from Anglo-Norman delaier. Doublet of delay. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|dalyen|}} Middle English dalyen, {{der|en|xno|delaier}} Anglo-Norman delaier, {{doublet|en|delay}} Doublet of delay Head templates: {{en-verb}} dally (third-person singular simple present dallies, present participle dallying, simple past and past participle dallied)
  1. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. Synonyms: dawdle, dilly-dally, loiter Translations (to waste time): губя си времето (gubja si vremeto) (Bulgarian), играя си (igraja si) (Bulgarian), lelkovat [imperfective] (Czech), procrastiner (French), lambiner (French), lanterner (French), traîner (French), tändeln (German), trödeln (German), trastullarsi (Italian), whakarunaruna (Maori), bałamucić [imperfective] (Polish), zbałamucić [perfective] (Polish), тра́тить вре́мя впусту́ю (trátitʹ vrémja vpustúju) [imperfective] (Russian), безде́льничать (bezdélʹničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прохлажда́ться (proxlaždátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), развлека́ться (razvlekátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), игра́ться (igrátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), игра́ть (igrátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), oyalanmak (Turkish), `primarily to delay unnecessarily`) (english: (sense) (Turkish), boşa vakit harcamak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dally-en-verb-GanZUN82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 21 11 13 25 Disambiguation of 'to waste time': 97 0 3
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: feel up, grope, touch up, fondle Translations (to interchange caresses): флиртувам (flirtuvam) (Bulgarian), flirter (French), флиртова́ть (flirtovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), коке́тничать (kokétničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dally-en-verb-PrfKKwea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 21 11 13 25 Disambiguation of 'to interchange caresses': 26 53 21
  3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away. Synonyms: kill time Translations (to delay unnecessarily): отлагам (otlagam) (Bulgarian), protahovat [imperfective] (Czech), loudat se [imperfective] (Czech), váhat [imperfective] (Czech), lanterner (French), lambiner (French), откла́дывать (otkládyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), oyalanmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-dally-en-verb-OJCOziWh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 21 11 13 25 Disambiguation of 'to delay unnecessarily': 6 1 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dilly-dally
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈdæli/ Audio: en-us-dally.ogg [US], en-au-dally.ogg [Australia] Forms: dallies [present, singular, third-person], dallying [participle, present], dallied [participle, past], dallied [past]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: Possibly from Spanish dale la vuelta (“twist it around”) by law of Hobson-Jobson, from dale + la + vuelta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|dale la vuelta||twist it around}} Spanish dale la vuelta (“twist it around”), {{m|es|dale}} dale, {{m|es|la}} la, {{m|es|vuelta}} vuelta Head templates: {{en-verb}} dally (third-person singular simple present dallies, present participle dallying, simple past and past participle dallied)
  1. To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
    Sense id: en-dally-en-verb-LVHGgRt1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 21 11 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "gubja si vremeto",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to waste time",
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          "code": "de",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to waste time",
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          "roman": "trátitʹ vrémja vpustúju",
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          "sense": "to waste time",
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          "sense": "to waste time",
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          "roman": "flirtuvam",
          "sense": "to interchange caresses",
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          "roman": "flirtovátʹ",
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          "roman": "kokétničatʹ",
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          "_dis1": "6 1 93",
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          "roman": "otlagam",
          "sense": "to delay unnecessarily",
          "word": "отлагам"
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          "word": "protahovat"
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          "word": "loudat se"
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          "word": "váhat"
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          "roman": "otkládyvatʹ",
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          "word": "откла́дывать"
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          "note": "отложи́ть pf or impf заде́рживать pf задержа́ть",
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          "sense": "to delay unnecessarily"
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          "text": "The end of the top rope he dallied around the gooseneck trailer hitch.",
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        }
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        "To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈdæli/"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-æli"
    },
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    }
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}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:English/æli",
    "Rhymes:English/æli/2 syllables"
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      "tags": [
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    }
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          "word": "dolly"
        }
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Indian English",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "We have known Mazagon and long-pod Beans to be thrown out of a dally, because they were full of seed!",
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        }
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        "Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”)"
      ],
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      ],
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