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

• lick
• pound
• lash
• punch
• whip
• hide
• beat
• pelt
• thump
• slap
• batter
• knock
• hit
• assault
• attack
• do
• bat
• spank
• slam
• smash

Noun

• collision
• jolt
• shock
• thump
• impact
• crash
• slam

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

Starting pitcher Casey Mize got walloped in the final game of the three-game set against the Athletics on Wednesday, ending in a 7-0 loss for the Tigers and a three-game road sweep. —Christian Romo, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025

In their first preseason game against an NFL team, the Chiefs walloped the Bears 66-24 at Municipal Stadium. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025

Noun

Customers quickly fell in love with the bite-sized breakfast treats, which pack a wallop of cinnamon-y goodness and sweet icing into each mouthful. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025

Visit Films is handling sales on the title, which punches well above the weight of its scrappy production with its brisk storytelling, compositional elegance and the crashing emotional wallop of its finale. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Aug. 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