welly

Plural: wellies

Noun

• A rubber boot, often called a wellie, for wet weather.
• Wellington boot.
• Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
• Force or effort.

Adv

• Almost; nearly.
• very.

Examples

• Come on! Put some welly into it!
• His opponent wore a WELLY, seemingly prepared for the flood of points he was about to score.

Synonyms

back, elbow grease