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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
- informal.a hard blow
- informal.the ability to hit powerfully, as of a boxer
- informal.a forceful impression
- a slang word for beer
verb
- an obsolete word for gallop
Other Word Forms
- ɲlDZ· noun
- dzܳwlDZ verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wallop1
Idioms and Phrases
see pack a punch (wallop) .Example Sentences
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.
Crystal Palace have been in great form but only drew with Southampton and I backed Brighton to beat Aston Villa, who absolutely walloped them in the end.
A major storm continued to wallop much of Southern California on Thursday morning, bringing evacuation warnings, fears of mudslides and heavy mountain snow.
Leicester are out of the FA Cup and were walloped by Everton in their last Premier League game.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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