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Wallop

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Noun

1. impact, wallop

a forceful consequence; a strong effect

Example Sentences:
'the book had an important impact on my thinking'
'the book packs a wallop'

2. wallop

a severe blow

Verb

3. wallop, whack, wham, whop

hit hard

Example Sentences:
'The teacher whacked the boy'

4. wallop

defeat soundly and utterly

Example Sentences:
'We'll wallop them!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wallop

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verb -lops, -loping or -loped
1. (transitive) informal
to beat soundly; strike hard
2. (transitive) informal
to defeat utterly
3. (intransitive) dialect
to move in a clumsy manner
4. (intransitive)
(of liquids) to boil violently
noun
5. informal
a hard blow
6. informal
the ability to hit powerfully, as of a boxer
7. informal
a forceful impression
8. British a slang word for beer
verb, noun
9.  an obsolete word for gallop

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wallop

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verb intransitive Informal, Dialectal
1. 
a. 
to move along in a rapid, reckless, awkward way
b. 
to move heavily and clumsily; flounder
2. 
to boil vigorously, with noisy bubbling
verb transitive Informal
3. 
to beat soundly; thrash
4. 
to strike hard
5. 
to defeat overwhelmingly
noun
6.  Informal, Dialectal
a heavy, clumsy movement of the body
7.  Informal
a. 
a hard blow
b. 
the power to strike a hard blow
c. 
effective force; vigor
8.  US, Informal
a feeling of pleasurable excitement; thrill
9.  British, Slang
beer

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wallop

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v. wal·loped, wal·lop·ing, wal·lops
v.tr.
1. To beat forcefully; thrash.
2. To strike with a hard blow: walloped the ball into the outfield.
3. To defeat thoroughly.
4. To affect harshly or severely: was walloped with a large fine.
v.intr.
To move in a heavy or clumsy manner.
n.
1. A hard or severe blow.
2.
a. A powerful force: has a punch that delivers a wallop.
b. A powerful effect: "Therein lies the novel's emotional wallop and moral message" (George F. Will).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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