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

Rhymes with WALLOP

collop, dollop, lollop, polyp, scallop, trollop

²wallop

noun

Definition of WALLOP

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

Examples of WALLOP

1. <felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch>
2. <gave the ball a good wallop with the bat>

First Known Use of WALLOP

circa 1823

Related to WALLOP

Synonyms

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

Related Words

blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch

Rhymes with WALLOP

dollop, scallop