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wallop

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wal·lop  (wlp) Informal
v. wal·loped, wal·lop·ing, wal·lops
v.tr.
1. To beat soundly; thrash.
2. To strike with a hard blow.
3. To defeat thoroughly.
v.intr.
1. To move in a rolling, clumsy manner; waddle.
2. To boil noisily. Used of a liquid.
n.
1. A hard or severe blow.
2.
a. The ability to strike a powerful blow: has a punch that delivers a wallop.
b. The capacity to create a forceful effect: "Therein lies the novel's emotional wallop and moral message" (George F. Will).

[Middle English walopen, to gallop, from Old North French *waloper; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

wallop·er n.

wallop Informal
Verb
to hit hard
Noun
a hard blow [Old French waloper to gallop]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wallop - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
2.wallopwallop - a severe blow                        
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb1.wallopwallop - hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
2.wallop - defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"
defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

wallop (Informal)
verb 1. hit, beat, strike, knock, belt (informal) deck (slang) bang, batter, bash (informal) pound, chin (slang) smack, thrash, thump, paste (slang) buffet, clout (informal) slug, whack, swipe, clobber (slang) pummel, tonk (slang) lambast(e), lay one on (slang) beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
verb 2. beat, defeat, slaughter, thrash, best, stuff (slang) worst, tank, hammer (informal) crush, overwhelm, lick (informal) paste (slang) rout, walk over (informal) trounce, clobber (slang) vanquish, run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of, blow out of the water (slang) drub, beat hollow Brit. (informal) defeat heavily or utterly
noun 3. blow, strike, punch, thump, belt (informal) bash, sock (slang) smack, clout (informal) slug, whack, swipe, thwack, haymaker (slang)
Translations
wallop [ˈwɔləp] vt (col) → zurrar

wallop [ˈwɔləp] vt (Brit) (inf) → taper sur, cogner

wallop [ˈwɔləp] (Brit) (inf) vtverprügeln

wallop [ˈwɔləp] vt (col) → pestare

wallop
v wallop [ˈwoləp]
to strike (something or someone) hard He walloped the desk with his fist; I'll wallop you if you do that again! slaan يَضْرُب بِشِدَّه удрям (z)mlátit ramme hårdt (ver)prügeln βαράω, χτυπώ δυνατά golpear, pegar fuerte; zurrar kolkima محكم زدن piestä cogner, taper (sur) לְהַרבִּיץ חָזָק कोड़े मारना nalupati, izlemati elnáspángol memukul keras slá þungt högg picchiare なぐりつける ...을 세게 때리다 trenkti, išlupti (kam) kailį belzt; triekt ar dūri memukul, membantai dengan kuat slaan, meppen slå hardt; gi juling, denge grzmocić, lać esmurrar a lovi cu putere; a snopi în bătaie ударить udrieť udariti odalamiti slå (klippa) till ตีอย่างแรง iyice pataklamak, bir temiz dövmek 猛打 відлупцювати خوب مارنا đánh
n
a heavy or powerful blow He gave John a wallop right on the chin. trefslag ضَرْبَةٌ شَديدَه силен удар úder hårdt slag wuchtiger Schlag δυνατό χτύπημα golpe; zurra obadus ضربه شديد mottaus gros coup מַכָּה חָזָקָה कोड़ा težak, jak udarac súlyos ütés pukulan kraftmikið högg botta 強打 강타, 강펀치 smūgis belziens; trieciens ar dūri pukulan kuat dreun hardt slag; juling mocny cios murro lovitură puter­nică удар úder močan udarec jak udarac smocka, råsop การตีอย่างแรง pataklama, dövme 猛擊 сильний удар پٹاءی cú đánh mạnh


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He began to blithely roar at his staff: "We 'll wallop 'im now.
Say, gentle reader, did you ever have a 200-pound woman breathing a flavour of Camembert cheese and Peau d'Espagne pick you up and wallop her nose all over you, remarking all the time in an Emma Eames tone of voice: "Oh, oo's um oodlum, doodlum, woodlum, toodlum, bitsy- witsy skoodlums?
We both can take punishment, an' we're both two-handed, a wallop in all our fists.
 
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