- welly
- noun see wellie
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
welly
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Welly — may refer to:* Wellington boot, protective boot popularized by the first Duke of Wellington. * Welly (toy company) manufacturer of toy cars * A nickname for the city of Wellington, New Zealand, and: ** Wellington Phoenix FC, professional football … Wikipedia
welly — (also wellie) ► NOUN (pl. wellies) Brit. informal 1) short for WELLINGTON(Cf. ↑wellington). 2) power or vigour … English terms dictionary
Welly — If you give it welly , it means you are trying harder or giving it the boot. An example would be when accelerating away from lights, you would give it welly to beat the guy in the mustang convertible in the lane next to you. Welly is also short… … The American's guide to speaking British
Welly — Short for Welliot or Sir Wellington boot. It describes a person who is an idiot or someone who is highly competitive. Individuals tend to have a striking resemblance to Tim Henman and reside in Renmore. He s a bit of a Welly isn t he? or He s so… … Dictionary of american slang
Welly — Short for Welliot or Sir Wellington boot. It describes a person who is an idiot or someone who is highly competitive. Individuals tend to have a striking resemblance to Tim Henman and reside in Renmore. He s a bit of a Welly isn t he? or He s so… … Dictionary of american slang
welly — 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 wellie); power, vigor; acceleration (American Slang); hard kick (American… … English contemporary dictionary
welly — noun (C) BrE informal 1 a wellington (=kind of boot) 2 give it some welly! spoken used to tell someone to put more effort into something they are doing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
welly — Verb. To kick forcefully. Noun. 1. A hard kick. 2. Acceleration. E.g. Quick! Turn left here and give it some welly. 3. A wellington boot. Also spelt wellie. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
welly — ˈweli adverb Etymology: by contraction dialect England : well nigh welly thirty miles off George Eliot … Useful english dictionary
Welly (toy company) — Welly is a toy company that makes small model cars, much like Matchbox.External links* [http://www.wellydiecast.com/web/index.html Oficial Web site] … Wikipedia
Welly Yang — Wellington (Welly) Yang (楊呈偉, * in New York City) ist ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler, Dramatiker und Sänger taiwanisch chinesischer Abstammung. Yang machte 1990 seinen Abschluss an der Lawrenceville School und besuchte bis 1994 die Columbia… … Deutsch Wikipedia
