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Meaning of wallop in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈwɑləp/

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  1. Verb

    wallop

    Etymology

    Middle English (as a noun denoting a horse's gallop): from Old Northern French walop (noun), waloper (verb), perhaps from a Germanic phrase meaning ‘run well’, from the bases of well and leap. Compare with gallop. From ‘gallop’ the senses ‘bubbling noise of a boiling liquid’ and then ‘sound of a clumsy movement’ arose, leading to the current senses

    Definitions

    1. hit hard

    Examples

    • « The teacher whacked the boy »
  2. 2. defeat soundly and utterly

    Examples

    • « We'll wallop them! »
  3. Noun

    wallop

    Definitions

    1. a forceful consequence

    Examples

    • « a strong effect »
    • « the book had an important impact on my thinking »
    • « the book packs a wallop »
  4. 2. a severe blow

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