"welly" meaning in All languages combined

See welly on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: From welne, a dialectal variant of well-nigh. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} welly (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, UK, Ireland, dialect) Almost; nearly. Tags: Ireland, UK, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-welly-en-adv-gkTo6N1C Categories (other): British English, Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-welly.wav Forms: wellies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛli Etymology: Clipping of Wellington boot + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Wellington boot}} Clipping of Wellington boot, {{suf|en||y|id2=diminutive}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} welly (countable and uncountable, plural wellies)
  1. (countable, informal) Wellington boot. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-welly-en-noun-otYTf2SM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 51 7 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 59 13 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 8 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 53 7 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 54 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 11 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 63 9 27
  2. (uncountable, informal) Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor. Tags: informal, uncountable Translations (force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor): Gas (German), acelerón [masculine] (Spanish), acelerada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-welly-en-noun-bTHxAn0p Disambiguation of 'force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor': 4 93 3
  3. (uncountable, informal) Force or effort. Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: back, elbow grease
    Sense id: en-welly-en-noun-kuE1g6ir
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wellie Derived forms: welly whanging, give it some welly, green welly brigade, green-welly, welly it
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "give it some welly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "green welly brigade"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        }
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        "(countable, informal) Wellington boot."
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        "Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor."
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        [
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "engine",
          "engine"
        ],
        [
          "motor",
          "motor"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable, informal) Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 93 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor",
          "word": "Gas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 93 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "acelerón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 93 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acelerada"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Come on! Put some welly into it!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Force or effort."
      ],
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        "(uncountable, informal) Force or effort."
      ],
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          "word": "back"
        },
        {
          "word": "elbow grease"
        }
      ],
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        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        }
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        "Almost; nearly."
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        "(obsolete, UK, Ireland, dialect) Almost; nearly."
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      "word": "give it some welly"
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      "word": "green welly brigade"
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    {
      "word": "green-welly"
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        "Wellington boot."
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        "(countable, informal) Wellington boot."
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        "Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor."
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        "(uncountable, informal) Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor."
      ],
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        "(uncountable, informal) Force or effort."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "elbow grease"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor",
      "word": "Gas"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor",
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        "(obsolete, UK, Ireland, dialect) Almost; nearly."
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