Wallop

/ˈwɒl.əp/ · noun

Meaning

A heavy blow, a punch..

Definitions by Sense

1. A heavy blow, a punch.
2. A person's ability to throw such punches.
3. An emotional impact, a psychological force.
4. A thrill, an emotionally excited reaction.
5. (slang, uncountable) Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, or whitewash.
6. (archaic) A thick piece of fat.
7. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
8. (intransitive) To rush hastily.

Example Sentences

he gave him a mighty wallop

An' in the twentieth we stood in the middle of the ring an' exchanged wallops even.

this guy's got some wallop

that film has some serious wallop

"You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop."

Oure affections boyle within vs, & wallop, frothing as a seething potte.

Tony got walloped round the face by Mike.

“It’s just like old times. Nearly walloped the life out of me to stop me going away, and now I come back he throws a confounded shovel at my head to keep me out. It grazed my shoulder.”

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Word Forms

• wallops
• wollop
• walloping
• walloped

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