wallop

(wä′ləp)

intransitive verb

1. to move along in a rapid, reckless, awkward way
2. to move heavily and clumsily; flounder
to boil vigorously, with noisy bubbling

Origin: ME walopen, to gallop < NormFr waloper (OFr galoper): see gallop

transitive verb

noun

Informal, Dialectal a heavy, clumsy movement of the body
Informal
1. a hard blow
2. the power to strike a hard blow
3. effective force; vigor
☆ Informal a feeling of pleasurable excitement; thrill
Brit., Slang beer

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See wallop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb wal·loped, wal·lop·ing, wal·lops

verb, transitive

verb, intransitive

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).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English walopen, to gallop

Origin: , from Old North French *waloper; see wel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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