wallop

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verb

wal·​lop ˈwä-ləp How to pronounce wallop (audio)
walloped; walloping; wallops

intransitive verb

1
: to boil noisily
2
a
: to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush

transitive verb

1
a
: to thrash soundly : lambaste
b
: to beat by a wide margin : trounce
2
: to hit with force : sock
walloper noun

wallop

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noun

1
a
: a powerful blow : punch
b
: something resembling a wallop especially in suddenness of force
c
: the ability (as of a boxer) to hit hard
2
a
: emotional, sensory, or psychological force or influence : impact
a novel that packs a wallop
b
: an exciting emotional response : thrill
3
British : beer

Examples of wallop in a Sentence

Verb I was so angry I felt like walloping him. walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit Noun felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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Verb
Instead of offering viewers a glimpse of the big reveal in each episode, we get walloped with a U-turn over the course of two or three episodes. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 The floods walloped southeastern Spanish cities from Malaga to Valencia on Tuesday, Oct. 29, according to the Associated Press. Abigail Adams, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
Leafy greens such as kale and collards pack a fiber wallop. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 But its stock took a 7% wallop last week after the E. coli news came out, and McDonald’s executives have been on a media blitz, assuring customers that any contaminated products have been pulled from the kitchen and the rest of the menu is safe. Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wallop 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper

First Known Use

Verb

1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of wallop was in 1579

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Cite this Entry

“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallop. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

wallop

1 of 2 noun
wal·​lop ˈwäl-əp How to pronounce wallop (audio)
1
: a powerful blow or impact
2
: the ability to hit hard

wallop

2 of 2 verb
1
: to beat thoroughly : trounce
2
: to hit with force : sock
walloper noun

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