wallop
intransitive verb
- to move along in a rapid, reckless, awkward way
- to move heavily and clumsily; flounder
- to boil vigorously, with noisy bubbling
transitive verb
- to beat soundly; thrash
- to strike hard
- to defeat overwhelmingly
noun
- Informal, Dialectal a heavy, clumsy movement of the body
- Informal
- a hard blow
- the power to strike a hard blow
- effective force; vigor
- ☆ Informal a feeling of pleasurable excitement; thrill
- Brit., Slang beer
See wallop in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wŏlˈəp) Informal
verb wal·loped,
wal·lop·ing,
wal·lops verb, transitive- To beat soundly; thrash.
- To strike with a hard blow.
- To defeat thoroughly.
verb, intransitive- To move in a rolling, clumsy manner; waddle.
- To boil noisily. Used of a liquid.
noun- A hard or severe blow.
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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