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wallop

'wɒlәp7 senses · 201 ms
Level C2GRE
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noun/ˈwɒl.əp//ˈwɑ.ləp/
  1. 1

    A heavy blow, a punch.countableuncountable

    • he gave him a mighty wallop
  2. 2

    A person's ability to throw such punches.countableuncountable

    • this guy's got some wallop
  3. 3

    An emotional impact, a psychological force.countableuncountable

    • that film has some serious wallop
  4. 4

    A thrill, an emotionally excited reaction.countableuncountable

  5. 5

    Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, or whitewash.slanguncountable

    • "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."
  6. 6

    A thick piece of fat.archaiccountableuncountable

  7. 7

    A quick rolling movement; a gallop.ScotlandUKcountable

verb/ˈwɒl.əp//ˈwɑ.ləp/
  1. 1

    To rush hastily.intransitive

  2. 2

    To flounder, wallow.intransitive

  3. 3

    To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.

    • Oure affections boyle within vs, & wallop, frothing as a seething potte.
  4. 4

    To strike heavily, thrash soundly.transitive

    • Tony got walloped round the face by Mike.
  5. 5

    To trounce, beat by a wide margin.transitive

    • The other side are bringing out their B-team, so we have to aim to completely wallop them.
  6. 6

    To wrap up temporarily.transitive

  7. 7

    To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.

    • Saluting the far loin of his mare[…]with an energy that made all his accoutrements wallop.
    • The second act commenced, and the old-fashioned sixpenny waves of Drury did their best, and wallopped about, under a canvas blanket representing the sea, and dashed against the rocks and tall cliffs of the scene to admiration.
  8. 8

    To eat or drink with gusto.

    • St. Peter will befriend me then, Because my name is Peter too; I know him for the best of men That ever wallopped barley brew.
    • A greasy spoon café was found, big brekkies ordered and soon walloped down.
verb/ˈwɒl.əp//ˈwɑ.ləp/
  1. 1

    To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.Internet

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