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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Nothing like being able to absolutely wallop someone to break up a double play, or score a run.—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026 Instead, the Lancers got beat, got walloped actually, 7-0, on their own field.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
In due time, the wallop arrives.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026 This Afghan braise stars not just spinach as the green blast, but also a wallop of green onions and cilantro.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wallop
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper
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