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Mall

/mɔːl/

Mall is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
  2. An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
verb
  1. To beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
  2. To build up with the development of shopping malls

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From French mail.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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