- wellie
- well|ie [ `weli ] noun count BRITISHa WELLINGTONgive it some wellie SPOKENused for telling someone to use more physical effort
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Wellie — Flecken Steyerberg Koordinaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
wellie — (slang) ▪ To put one s foot down heavily on the accelerator ▪ To put all one s efforts and energy into what one is doing ● welly * * * wellie see welly … Useful english dictionary
wellie — [wel′ē] n. pl. wellies [wel′ē] n. [Brit. Informal] WELLINGTON1 (sense 2)usually used in pl.: also welly [wel′ē] n. wellies * * * wel·lie also wel·ly (wĕlʹē) n … Universalium
wellie — [wel′ē] n. pl. wellies [wel′ē] n. [Brit. Informal] WELLINGTON1 (sense 2)usually used in pl.: also welly [wel′ē] n. wellies … English World dictionary
wellie — I. welly n British 1a. force, impetus, power. The word often occurs in the phrase give it some wellie . 1b. brute strength, brawn as opposed to brain ► It was just welly, welly, welly. The ball must have been screaming for mercy. (Ron Yates… … Contemporary slang
wellie — UK [ˈwelɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms wellie : singular wellie plural wellies British informal a rubber or plastic boot that does not let water in • give it some wellie … English dictionary
Wellie wanging — Wellie wanging, or wellie throwing, is a sport that originated in Britain, most likely in the county of Yorkshire. Competitors are required to hurl a Wellington boot as far as possible within boundary lines, from a standing or running start. A… … Wikipedia
wellie — or welly noun (plural wellies) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1961 chiefly British Wellington usually used in plural … New Collegiate Dictionary
wellie — wel|lie [ˈweli] n BrE informal a ↑wellington … Dictionary of contemporary English
wellie — n. Wellington boot, style of high waterproof boot that reaches to the knees and is cut lower behind the knee (generally used in plural form: Wellingtons, also spelled welly) … English contemporary dictionary
