What is "mall"

Maul \Maul\, n. [See Mall a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]

1737, "shaded walk serving as a promenade," generalized from The Mall, name of a broad, tree-lined promenade in St. James's Park, London (so called from 1670s, earlier Maill, 1640s), which was so called because it formerly was an open alley that was used to play pall-mall, a croquet-like game involving hitting a ball with a mallet through a ring, from French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla "ball" (see balloon) + maglio "mallet" (see mallet). Modern sense of "enclosed shopping gallery" is from 1962 (from 1951 in reference to city streets set aside for pedestrians only). Mall rat is from 1985.

n. 1 A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. 2 A heavy blow. 3 An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See pall mall. 4 A place where the game of mall was played. 5 A public walk; a level shaded walk. 6 (context US Australia English) A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. 7 An enclosed shopping centre. vb. 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. 3 (context informal English) To shop at the mall.

1. n. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: promenade]

2. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: plaza, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre]

MAL-like protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MALL gene.

Mall is the fifth studio album by Gang of Four.

Seven years after Gang of Four's breakup, founding members Jon King and Andy Gill reteamed for Mall. Slickly produced, with a heavy emphasis on synthesizers and ersatz funk rhythms, the lyrical focus returns the group to the political arena. As suggested by the title, Mall is laced with the usual examinations of consumerism and the economy, while the sample-heavy "F.M.U.S.A." is an essay on the Vietnam War. The album features a cover of Bob Marley's "Soul Rebel".

Mall, known in French as Mall: A Day to Kill, is a 2014 American drama film based on a novel of the same name written by Eric Bogosian. It was released on June 18, 2014, in France, on July 16 in Sweden, and on October 17 in North America. The film is directed by Linkin Park turntablist Joe Hahn, with Vincent D'Onofrio serving as executive producer. D'Onofrio has also worked as an actor in the film as Danny. Peter Stormare, Gina Gershon, Mimi Rogers, Brian Rodriguez and Cameron Monaghan also star in the film. The film was produced by Hahn, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Sam Maydew. The film is the second to be directed by Hahn, the first to be The Seed, which was a 10-minute short film. The story for the film features lives of five disaffected suburbanites come together at a shopping mall.

Mall: Music from the Motion Picture is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 2014 American drama film Mall, consisting of songs written, recorded and performed by American rock band Linkin Park with Alec Puro, drummer of American rock band Deadsy. It was released through Warner Bros. and Machine Shop on December 12, 2014. The soundtrack was produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, along with Rob Cavallo and Bill Boyd, who are both serving as executive producers. This is the sixth soundtrack soon to be released by the band. The previous soundtrack, Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album, was released on June 14, 2011 for the 2011 American live-action film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

The soundtrack is now available in the Australian iTunes store, and the New Zealand iTunes store.