wallop (ˈwɒləp
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Definitions
verb
- (tr) informal to beat soundly; strike hard
- (tr) informal to defeat utterly
- (intr) dialect 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
- British a slang word for beer
verb noun
- an obsolete word for gallop
Word Origin
C14: from Old Northern French waloper to gallop, from Old French galoper, of unknown originSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
hit,
beat,
strike,
knock,
belt,
deck,
bang,
batter,
bash,
pound,
chin,
smack,
thrash,
thump,
paste,
buffet,
clout,
slug,
whack,
swipe,
clobber,
pummel,
tonk,
lambast(e) lay one on beat or knock seven bells out of
Usage examples
The storm broke and the rain descended with the wallop of a wind-whipped sheet of water.
, The Serpent's Mark (1990)Flash, bang, wallop , and special forces are knocking down statues in Baghdad, and falling in love with liberated local women.
Spiked (2003)STARCRAFT must wallop a field of second-raters in New Zealand on Saturday to convince Glen Boss to stick with him in the Cox Plate.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)08 June 2004 England jet to Portugal ENGLAND'S footie heroes jetted off for Euro 2004 yesterday - planning to wallop France.
Sun, News of the World (2004)Just because clowns are around doesn't mean everything has got to be crash, bang, wallop , and a laugh-a-minute momentum.
, Fools Rush In - A Call to Christian Clowning (1993)