trol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Probably from troll 'cart' (17-19 centuries), from troll 'to roll' (15-19 centuries)]

1. British English a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc Synonym : cart American English:
a supermarket trolley

2. British English a small table on wheels used for serving food Synonym : cart American English:
a drinks trolley
the sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant)

3. American English an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks Synonym : tram British English

4. a trolleybus

5. be off your trolley British English informal humorous to be crazy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

trolley
noun
ADJ. laden, loaded The waiter was pushing a laden sweet trolley towards our table.
baggage, luggage, shopping | drinks, tea | dessert, sweet | hospital, supermarket
VERB + TROLLEY load, pile Passengers with trolleys piled high with luggage waited at the check-in desk.
push, wheel
TROLLEY + NOUN service On many trains, refreshments are provided by a trolley service.
PREP. on a/the ~ They brought breakfast to the room on a trolley.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

trolley
ˈtrɔlɪ
See: off one's rocker or off one's trolley

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲