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wallop

/ˈwɒl.əp/

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noun

A heavy blow, punch.

Examples :

"The boxer landed a wallop to the opponent's jaw. "

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A person's ability to throw such punches.

Examples :

"Her wallop was impressive; she could easily knock a baseball out of the park. "

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An emotional impact, psychological force.

Examples :

"The teacher's criticism was a wallop, leaving the student feeling discouraged. "

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A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.

Examples :

"The surprise party gave Sarah a real wallop of joy. "

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

Examples :

"Grandma's afternoon wallop of chamomile tea always calmed everyone down. "

drink food substance

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A thick piece of fat.

Examples :

"The roast chicken had a thick wallop of fat around the breast. "

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A quick rolling movement; a gallop.

Examples :

"The small pony, full of energy, started off with a wallop across the grassy field, transitioning quickly from a trot. "

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verb

To rush hastily.

Examples :

"The dog saw the mailman and walloped toward the door, barking excitedly. "

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verb

To flounder, wallow.

Examples :

"The puppy walloped around in the mud, unable to resist the fun. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The pot of soup was walloping loudly on the stove, a noisy reminder that dinner was almost ready. "

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verb

To strike heavily, thrash soundly.

Examples :

"The angry child walloped the pillow, letting out his frustration. "

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verb

To trounce, beat by a wide margin.

Examples :

"The home team walloped the visitors, winning the game by a score of 10 to 2. "

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verb

To wrap up temporarily.

Examples :

"Because the bakery was closing for the night, the baker had to wallop the remaining loaves of bread in plastic wrap to keep them fresh. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The toddler, still learning to walk, would wallop across the living room, bumping into the furniture along the way. "

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verb

To be slatternly.

Examples :

"My sister walloped her room, leaving clothes everywhere and books scattered on the floor. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The teacher walloped a message to all the students on the class's IRC server, reminding them about the upcoming quiz. "

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