(UK) To apply great physical effort to (something).
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(UK) To increase fuel or power to an engine, as to a car by depressing the gas pedal.
Believe me, if you give it a little welly down a twisty B-road this car feels pretty entertaining
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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