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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).

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

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wallop·er n.

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wallop [ˈwɒləp]

vb -lops, -loping, -loped

1. (tr) Informal to beat soundly; strike hard

2. (tr) Informal to defeat utterly

3. (intr) Dialect to move in a clumsy manner

4. (intr) (of liquids) to boil violently

n

1. Informal a hard blow

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Informal the ability to hit powerfully, as of a boxer

3. Informal a forceful impression

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Brit a slang word for beer

vb & n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an obsolete word for gallop

[from Old Northern French waloper to gallop, from Old French galoper, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wallop - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" impact 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.	wallop - a severe blow                         blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	wallop - hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" whack, wham, whop 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"

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wallop

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) Once she walloped me over the head with a frying pan.

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 England were walloped by Brazil in the finals.

noun

blow, strike, punch, thump, belt (informal), bash, sock (slang), smack, clout (informal), slug, whack, swipe, thwack, haymaker (slang) With one brutal wallop, Clarke sent him flying.

Translations

wallop [ˈwɒləp]

A. N

1. (= blow) → golpe m fuerte, golpazo m
wallop! (= sound) → ¡zas!
to give sb a wallop → pegar fuerte a algn
it packs a wallop → es muy fuerte, tiene mucho efecto

2. (Brit) (= beer) → cerveza f

B. VT (= strike) → golpear fuertemente; (= punish) → dar una paliza a, zurrar

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wallop [ˈwɒləp] (British)

vt [+ person] → taper sur, cogner >; [+ ball, object] → frapper un grand coup dans

n → gnon m >

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wallop

n

(inf: = blow) → Schlag m; he fell flat on his face with a wallop → mit einem Plumps fiel er auf die Nase (inf); to give somebody/something a wallop → jdm/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

at a fair old wallop (dated inf) → mit Karacho (inf)

(Brit, inf, = beer) → Bölkstoff m (sl)

vt (esp Brit inf) (= hit) → schlagen; (= punish) → verdreschen (inf), → versohlen (inf); (= defeat) → fertigmachen (inf); to wallop somebody one/over the head → jdm eins reinhauen (inf) → /eins überziehen

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wallop [ˈwɒləp] (fam)

1. n (blow) → cazzotto; (sound) with a wallop → con un tonfo

2. vt (fam) (person) → suonarle a
to wallop the table → battere il pugno sul tavolo

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wallop [ˈwɒləp] (fam)

1. n (blow) → cazzotto; (sound) with a wallop → con un tonfo

2. vt (fam) (person) → suonarle a
to wallop the table → battere il pugno sul tavolo

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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 kumauttaa cogner, taper (sur) לְהַרבִּיץ חָזָק कोड़े मारना nalupati, izlemati elnáspángol memukul keras slá þungt högg picchiare なぐりつける 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 猛打

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 kumautus gros coup מַכָּה חָזָקָה कोड़ा težak, jak udarac súlyos ütés pukulan kraftmikið högg botta 強打 강한 일격, 강타 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 猛击