wallop

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verb

wal·​lop ˈwä-ləp 

walloped; walloping; wallops

intransitive verb

1

: to boil noisily

2

a

: to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush

b

: wallow, flounder

transitive verb

1

a

: to thrash soundly : lambaste

b

: to beat by a wide margin : trounce

2

: to hit with force : sock

walloper noun

wallop

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noun

1

a

: a powerful blow : punch

b

: something resembling a wallop especially in suddenness of force

c

: the ability (as of a boxer) to hit hard

2

a

: emotional, sensory, or psychological force or influence : impact

a novel that packs a wallop

b

: an exciting emotional response : thrill

3

British : beer

Synonyms

Verb

• bash
• baste
• bat
• batter
• beat
• belabor
• belt
• birch
• bludgeon
• buffet
• bung up
• club
• curry
• do
• drub
• fib [British]
• flog
• hammer
• hide
• lace
• lambaste
• lambast
• lash
• lather
• lick
• maul
• mess (up)
• paddle
• pelt
• pommel
• pound
• pummel
• punch out
• rough (up)
• slate
• slog
• switch
• tan
• thrash
• thresh
• thump
• tromp
• whale
• whip
• whop
• whap
• whup
• work over

Noun

• bump
• collision
• concussion
• crash
• impact
• impingement
• jar
• jolt
• jounce
• kick
• shock
• slam
• smash
• strike

Examples of wallop in a Sentence

Verb

I was so angry I felt like walloping him.

walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit

Noun

felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch

gave the ball a good wallop with the bat

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

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Allen was solid as a rookie in 2023, but had an abysmal 2024, as hitters walloped his fastball. —Zack Meisel, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Noun

These eventually unravel, and build to an emotional wallop. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025

The writing team knew the scene would need several layers of complexity to give it enough of an emotional wallop. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper

First Known Use

Verb

1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing wallop

• pack a punch/wallop

Rhymes for wallop

• dollop
• polyp

Kids Definition

wallop

1 of 2 noun

wal·​lop ˈwäl-əp 

1

: a powerful blow or impact

2

: the ability to hit hard

wallop

2 of 2 verb

1

: to beat thoroughly : trounce

2

: to hit with force : sock

walloper noun