wallop

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verb

wal·​lop ˈwä-ləp How to pronounce wallop (audio)
walloped; walloping; wallops

intransitive verb

1
: to boil noisily
2
a
: to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush

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

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
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Verb
Major flash floods walloped Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, causing the Guadalupe River to rise more than 26 feet within two hours, triggering evacuations and search operations. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 The final tally from the clerk’s office, posted just after 10 p.m., showed the measure getting walloped, with 71% of voters saying no and 29% saying yes. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Noun
The core of each dessert is a fruit filling, with fresh diced mangoes in juice that oozes from the center and a wallop of sweet and bitter citrus in the orange. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025 The scene’s wallop, which is considerable, comes from White’s reaction — largely silent, with tears pooling in those already watery blue eyes. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wallop

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of wallop was in 1579

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Cite this Entry

“Wallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wallop. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

wallop

1 of 2 noun
wal·​lop ˈwäl-əp How to pronounce wallop (audio)
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

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