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Toy   /tɔɪ/   Listen
Toy

noun
1.
An artifact designed to be played with.  Synonym: plaything.
2.
A nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier).
3.
A device regarded as providing amusement.
4.
A copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size.  Synonym: miniature.
5.
Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets.  Synonym: toy dog.
verb
(past & past part. toyed; pres. part. toying)
1.
Behave carelessly or indifferently.  Synonyms: dally, flirt, play.
2.
Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination.  Synonyms: diddle, fiddle, play.  "Don't fiddle with the screws" , "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
3.
Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously.  Synonym: play.  "Play the stock market" , "Play with her feelings" , "Toy with an idea"



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"Toy" Quotes from Famous Books



... escaping the fury of that sudden squall; they were in the thick of it in an instant, and the ship was buffeted and tossed about as if it were a toy. Millions of the driving particles battered the Nomad and the din of their pounding was terrific as the ship was whirled deeper into the midst of ...
— Creatures of Vibration • Harl Vincent
... in that jewel of naval skill! You have seen her, at many times, Captain Ludlow—in squalls and calms; with her wings abroad, and her pinions shut; by day and night; near and far; fair and foul;—and I ask you, with a seaman's frankness, is she not a toy to fill ...
— The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas • James Fenimore Cooper
... building, the subject of our tale, has neither the gorgeous extravagance of the Gothic nor the severe and stern utility of the Roman architecture. Little bits of columns, dwarf-like, and frittered down into mere extremities, give the porch very much the appearance of a child's plaything, or a Dutch toy stuck to its side. ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) • John Roby
... the pageant cloy, Supposing Nurse has left the room, We'll take again that outcast toy From the deep cupboard's inmost gloom; We'll shell that buccaneering barque With the good guns of England's ark; We'll chase it flying like a rat For some fort-guarded Ararat, And leave it ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914 • Various
... have I to think that any woman will suit me? or what chance is there that any woman will make me happy? Is it not all leather and prunella? She is pretty and clever, soft and feminine. Where shall I find a nicer toy to play with? You forget, Arthur, that I have had my day-dreams, and been roused from them somewhat roughly. With you, the ...
— The Bertrams • Anthony Trollope


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