Toy
A toy is any item that can be used for play. Toys are generally played with by children and pets. Playing with toys is often thought to be an enjoyable means of training the young for life in human society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable to both young and old. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance, a small child may pick up a household item and "fly" it through the air as to pretend that it is an airplane. Another consideration is interactive digital entertainment. Some toys are produced primarily as collector's items and are intended for display only.
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... After the title sequence, Martin is shown in a toy store, gazing at Susan, who purchases a toy ... and Susan were working together to allow Martin to steal a toy ... mentally challenged, and calls himself "Georgie." Sympathetic to him, Susan pays for the toy ...
... Kiddicraft was a toy company founded in 1932 by Hilary 'Harry' Fisher Page (1904–1957) ... in the use of plastics to manifacture toys ... In 1939 Hilary Page applied for a patent for 'Toy Building Blocks' - it was a building toy based on traditional wooden cubes but made out of plastic ...
... Imperial Toy Corp ... In 2006, Funrise Toy Corporation relaunched their brand of pogs, so Imperial Toy Corp ... The motive behind this move was if pogs become popular again like in 1994, Imperial Toy Corp ...
... New Toy (1981) is an album by Lene Lovich first issued in the UK by Stiff Records ... It featured her second single "New Toy" ...
... It is not unusual for some animals to play with toys ... An example of this is a dolphin being trained to nudge a ball through a hoop ...
More definitions of "toy":
- (verb): Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously.
Example: "Toy with an idea"
Synonyms: play
- (noun): Copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size.
Synonyms: miniature
- (noun): Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets.
Synonyms: toy dog
- (noun): A nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier).
Example: "A toy stove"
- (noun): An artifact designed to be played with.
Synonyms: plaything
Famous quotes containing the word toy:
“Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It’s easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred.”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)
“I did toy with the idea of doing a cook-book.... The recipes were to be the routine ones: how to make dry toast, instant coffee, hearts of lettuce and brownies. But as an added attraction, at no extra charge, my idea was to put a fried egg on the cover. I think a lot of people who hate literature but love fried eggs would buy it if the price was right.”
—Groucho Marx (1895–1977)