mall

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|North America|Australia|New Zealand}} A [[pedestrianise]]d street, especially a shopping precinct. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
2. An enclosed [[shopping centre]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An [[alley]] where the game of [[pall mall]] was played. {{defdate|17th|19th c.}}
4. A public walk; a level shaded walk, a [[promenade]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
5. A heavy wooden [[mallet]] or [[hammer]] used in the game of [[pall mall]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The game of [[polo]]. {{defdate|17th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; [[pall mall]]. {{defdate|17th|19th c.}}

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 mall]]s
3. {{lb|en|informal}} to [[shop]] at the mall

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