puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •a doll that a person moves by hand or by thin lines from above, to act out a story in a show •(figurative) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.These men , from no worse motive that could be discovered than a thirst after knowledge beyond their sphere , committed burglary upon the barn in which the puppets had been consigned to repose — 1820 •The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. •(no longer used) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll. verb1 •To control or manipulate like a puppet. formspuppeted · puppeting · puppets
