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 fruitNoun
felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch
gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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He was walloped at the New York ballot box in both 2016 and 2020.—Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 On the east coast of the state, a strong storm walloped a St. Augustine subdivision, destroying fences, overturning BBQ grills and hurling debris.—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wallop
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper
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