Sekirov Dictionary

wallop

UK /ˈwɒl.əp/US /ˈwɑ.ləp/

verb 9
noun 7
forms 5

verb9

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To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
- Tony got walloped round the face by Mike.
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To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
- The other side are bringing out their B-team, so we have to aim to completely wallop them.
To flounder, wallow.
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To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
- Saluting the far loin of his mare[…]with an energy that made all his accoutrements wallop. — 1822
•
To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
- Oure affections boyle within vs, & wallop, frothing as a seething potte. — 1579
To rush hastily.
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To eat or drink with gusto.
- St. Peter will befriend me then, Because my name is Peter too; I know him for the best of men That ever wallopped barley brew. — 1910
(Internet) To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
To wrap up temporarily.

noun7

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A heavy blow, a punch.
- he gave him a mighty wallop
•
A person's ability to throw such punches.
- this guy's got some wallop
•
An emotional impact, a psychological force.
- that film has some serious wallop
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(slang) Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, or whitewash.
- "You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop." — 1949
A thrill, an emotionally excited reaction.
(dialect, UK) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
(no longer used) A thick piece of fat.

forms

walloped · wallopped · walloping · wallopping · wallops

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