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

With patches of ice still visible in some places in downtown, the demonstrators assembled for a protest that had been originally set for earlier in the week but was hastily postponed because of the winter blast that walloped North Texas. —Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

With so much of the country being walloped by winter weather right now, any indication that spring is on the way is a welcome one. —Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026

Noun

Raupach said the decision to close the church also carries an emotional wallop for those who know and respect the Franciscans’ many decades of service to the poor in Over-the-Rhine. —Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026

Sunday’s storm didn’t pack the icy wallop of the one last January that dumped upward of 9 inches of snow as far south as Cordele and made travel treacherous for a couple of days. —Joe Kovac, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 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