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 of wallop

Verb

• lick
• pound
• punch
• lash
• whip
• hide
• beat
• slap
• pelt
• thump
• knock
• batter
• 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

The walloping sandwich might lead you to the tiny restaurant that Arthur Grigoryn and his wife, Takouhi Petrosyan, opened in January in Glendale. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

In the East, the Detroit Pistons dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder walloped LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers by 18 points. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026

Noun

His 100th career playoff victory looked an awful lot like the 99 that came before it, with Crosby doing a little bit of everything, including taking a wallop off his left knee, then returning a few minutes later as if nothing happened. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

This Afghan braise stars not just spinach as the green blast, but also a wallop of green onions and cilantro. —Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026

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
• pack a 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