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wallop
[wol-uhp]
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly; thrash.
Informal.to strike with a vigorous blow; belt; sock.
After two strikes, he walloped the ball out of the park.
Informal.to defeat thoroughly, as in a game.
Synonyms: , , ,Chiefly Scot.to flutter, wobble, or flop about.
verb (used without object)
Informal.to move violently and clumsily.
The puppy walloped down the walk.
(of a liquid) to boil violently.
Obsolete.to gallop.
noun
a vigorous blow.
the ability to deliver vigorous blows, as in boxing.
That fist of his packs a wallop.
Informal.
the ability to effect a forceful impression; punch.
That ad packs a wallop.
a pleasurable thrill; kick.
The joke gave them all a wallop.
Informal.a violent, clumsy movement; lurch.
Obsolete.a gallop.
wallop
/ ˈɒə /
verb
informal(tr) to beat soundly; strike hard
informal(tr) to defeat utterly
dialect(intr) to move in a clumsy manner
(intr) (of liquids) to boil violently
noun
informala hard blow
informalthe ability to hit powerfully, as of a boxer
informala forceful impression
a slang word for beer
verb
an obsolete word for gallop
Other 51Թ Forms
- walloper noun
- outwallop verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wallop1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Earlier this month, a reporter asked Trump about the slide in cargo traffic at U.S. ports, with the cascading wallop to businesses and workers and customers.
Bold works can hit with such a wallop that it takes a beat to gauge their lasting impact, to tell which set of brass knuckles left a mark: love or hate?
The next inning, Pages walloped one the other direction, lifting his seventh blast of the season to the left-field bullpen.
Even so, the 10th-placed Seagulls are one of those teams where just when you think about writing them off, they will come up with a performance and wallop someone.
She admitted that the stock market instability caused by Trump’s tariff threats has walloped her portfolio.
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