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| wal·lop [ wólləp ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle wal·loped, present participle wal·lop·ing, 3rd person present singular wal·lops) |
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1. hit somebody or something very hard: to strike somebody or something with great force
  She can really wallop the ball.
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2. beat somebody: to give somebody a sound physical beating
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3. defeat somebody decisively: to defeat a person or team decisively
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noun (plural wal·lops) |
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1. hard hit: a powerful blow
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2. ability to hit hard: the ability to strike a powerful blow
He's got a wallop that could make him heavyweight champion.
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3. ability to impress: the ability to create a powerful impression on others
The play's final revelations pack the emotional wallop of the most sublime of Shakespearean comedies.
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| [14th century. < Old French waloper, variant of galoper "gallop, run well" < Germanic] |
