Definition of wallop - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
physical impactUK heavy blow or punchUK
- He felt the wallop of the boxer's punch.
2.
emotional effectstrong emotional or psychological impact
- The movie packed a real wallop.
3.
drinkDated UK beverage made by boilingDated UK
- He brewed a strong wallop of tea.
Verb
1.
actiontr. UK hit something or someone very hardtr. UK
- He walloped the punching bag with all his strength.
2.
- She walloped down her dinner after the long hike.
3.
defeat thoroughlytr. Rare UK defeat someone or something decisivelytr. Rare UK
- The team walloped their rivals in a 5-0 victory..
Images of wallop
heavy blow or punch 
beverage made by boiling
Expressions with wallop
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creates a powerful effect or influence on people
In person, the speech sounds gentle, but it packs a wallop.
with great force or strength
She hit the ball with a wallop.
to have a strong effect or impact
The new marketing campaign really packs a wallop.
shows sudden loud noise or chaotic action
Crash, bang, wallop! The vase hit the floor.
hit someone hard with hand or object
He gave him a wallop during the game.
with great speed or intensity
The car went at a fair old wallop.
Origin of wallop
Old French, walop (gallop)
Examples of wallop in a sentence
She delivered a wallop that knocked him off his feet. Her speech delivered an emotional wallop. The novel's ending had a surprising wallop. The herbal wallop was soothing and aromatic. He prepared a wallop of coffee for the guests. She walloped the ball out of the park.
The boxer walloped his opponent in the final round. He walloped his breakfast before the meeting. The kids walloped their ice creams on the hot day. They walloped the competition in the finals. She walloped her opponent in the chess match.
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- French:coup, frapper, ...
- German:Schlag, verpassen, ...
- Italian:colpo, colpire, ...
- Spanish:golpe, golpear, ...
- Portuguese:impacto, esmurrar, ...
- Chinese:重击, 痛打, ...
- Japanese:一撃, 殴る, ...
- Arabic:ضَرْبَة قَوِيَّة, ضَرَبَ بقوة, ...
- Hebrew:מַכָּה חֲזָקָה, לְהַכּוֹת חָזָק, ...
- Russian:удар, ударять, ...
- Ukrainian:удар, вдаряти, ...
- Hindi:ज़ोरदार मार, ज़ोर से मारना, ...
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