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dol·lop

 (dŏl′əp)
n.
1. A lump or portion of semisolid matter: a dollop of whipped cream.
2. A small quantity or splash of a liquid: a dollop of whiskey.
3. A modicum; a bit: not a dollop of truth to the story.
[Earlier tuft, clump; perhaps akin to Norwegian dolp, lump.]
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dollop

(ˈdɒləp)
n
1. a semisolid lump
2. (Cookery) a large serving, esp of food
vb
(Cookery) (foll by: out) to serve out (food)
[C16: of unknown origin]
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dol•lop

(ˈdɒl əp)

n.
1. a lump or blob of some substance.
2. a small amount: a dollop of cream.
v.t.
3. to dispense in dollops.
[1565–75]
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Dollop

 a clump of grass or weed, 1573; a large quantity, 1812.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

dollop


Past participle: dolloped
Gerund: dolloping

Imperative
dollop
dollop
Present
I dollop
you dollop
he/she/it dollops
we dollop
you dollop
they dollop
Preterite
I dolloped
you dolloped
he/she/it dolloped
we dolloped
you dolloped
they dolloped
Present Continuous
I am dolloping
you are dolloping
he/she/it is dolloping
we are dolloping
you are dolloping
they are dolloping
Present Perfect
I have dolloped
you have dolloped
he/she/it has dolloped
we have dolloped
you have dolloped
they have dolloped
Past Continuous
I was dolloping
you were dolloping
he/she/it was dolloping
we were dolloping
you were dolloping
they were dolloping
Past Perfect
I had dolloped
you had dolloped
he/she/it had dolloped
we had dolloped
you had dolloped
they had dolloped
Future
I will dollop
you will dollop
he/she/it will dollop
we will dollop
you will dollop
they will dollop
Future Perfect
I will have dolloped
you will have dolloped
he/she/it will have dolloped
we will have dolloped
you will have dolloped
they will have dolloped
Future Continuous
I will be dolloping
you will be dolloping
he/she/it will be dolloping
we will be dolloping
you will be dolloping
they will be dolloping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dolloping
you have been dolloping
he/she/it has been dolloping
we have been dolloping
you have been dolloping
they have been dolloping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dolloping
you will have been dolloping
he/she/it will have been dolloping
we will have been dolloping
you will have been dolloping
they will have been dolloping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dolloping
you had been dolloping
he/she/it had been dolloping
we had been dolloping
you had been dolloping
they had been dolloping
Conditional
I would dollop
you would dollop
he/she/it would dollop
we would dollop
you would dollop
they would dollop
Past Conditional
I would have dolloped
you would have dolloped
he/she/it would have dolloped
we would have dolloped
you would have dolloped
they would have dolloped
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dollop - a small measure (usually of food)dollop - a small measure (usually of food)  
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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dollop

noun lump, blob, helping, serving, portion, scoop, gob a dollop of cream
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Translations

dollop

[ˈdɒləp] N [of jam, ketchup etc] → pegote m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dollop

[ˈdɒləp] n
(= large spoonful) [cream, mayonnaise] → bonne cuillerée f
(fig) (= large amount) → bonne part f
large dollops of cash → de généreuses sommes en liquidedoll's house n → maison f de poupée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dollop

n (inf) → Schlag m (inf)
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dollop

[ˈdɒləp] n (of jam etc) → cucchiaiata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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