- 1. give it some welly (third-person singular simple present gives it some welly, present participle giving it some welly, simple past gave it some welly, past participle given it some welly) (Britain) To increase fuel or power to an engine, as to a car by depressing the gas pedal. (Britain) To apply great physical effort to (something). Source: ecdict
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