wallop

¹wal·lop

verb \ˈwä-ləp\

Definition of WALLOP

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

— wal·lop·er noun

Examples of WALLOP

1. I was so angry I felt like walloping him.
2. <walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit>

Origin of WALLOP

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

First Known Use: 1579

Related to WALLOP

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

Related Words: assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp; blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap; gore, lacerate, wound; maim, mangle, mutilate

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Rhymes with WALLOP

collop, dollop, lollop, polyp, scallop, trollop