toy

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♦ toy /t'ɔɪ/ (toys toying toyed)
1 [N-COUNT]
A toy is an object that children play with, for example a doll or a model car.
He was really too old for children's toys.
...a toy telephone.
see also soft toy
2 [N-COUNT] oft supp N
You can refer to objects that adults use for fun rather than for a serious purpose as toys.
Computers have become household toys.sex toy (sex toys)
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A sex toy is an object that some people use to give themselves or other people sexual pleasure.soft toy (soft toys)
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Soft toys are toys that are made of cloth filled with a soft material and which look like animals. (BRIT; in AM, use stuffed animal, stuffed toy)stuffed toy (stuffed toys)
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A stuffed toy is the same as a stuffed animal. (AM; in BRIT, use soft toy)toy with
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you toy with an idea, you consider it casually without making any decisions about it.
He toyed with the idea of going to China...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you toy with food or drink, you do not eat or drink it with any enthusiasm, but only take a bite or a little drink from time to time.
She had no appetite, and merely toyed with the bread and cheese.

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