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wallops

/ˈwɑləps/

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noun

A heavy blow, punch.

Examples :

"The boxer delivered several powerful wallops to his opponent's face. "

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noun

A person's ability to throw such punches.

Examples :

"The boxer's powerful physique hinted at the wallops he could deliver in the ring. "

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noun

An emotional impact, psychological force.

Examples :

"The teacher's criticism had a wallop, making Sarah doubt her abilities. "

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noun

A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.

Examples :

"The student got major wallops from acing the difficult exam she had been worried about. "

emotion sensation

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noun

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

Examples :

"After a long day of gardening, a few wallops of homemade root beer really hit the spot. "

drink food process

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noun

A thick piece of fat.

Examples :

"The butcher trimmed the steak, removing the wallops of fat around the edges. "

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noun

A quick rolling movement; a gallop.

Examples :

"The children, in their excitement, ran from the house in noisy wallops, their laughter echoing across the yard. "

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verb

To rush hastily.

Examples :

"The dog wallops down the stairs when he hears the word "walk". "

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verb

To flounder, wallow.

Examples :

"The tired puppy wallops around in its water bowl, trying to cool off on the hot day. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The thick chili wallops in the pot on the stove, sending up savory smells. "

food utensil process

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verb

To strike heavily, thrash soundly.

Examples :

"The strong wind wallops the side of the house during the storm. "

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verb

To trounce, beat by a wide margin.

Examples :

"The basketball team walloped their rivals in the final game, winning by 30 points. "

achievement sport action entertainment

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verb

To wrap up temporarily.

Examples :

"Since "wallops" means "to wrap up temporarily," the sentence should illustrate something being wrapped up briefly, not a forceful blow. Here's a sentence that does that: "She wallops the leftovers in plastic wrap before putting them in the fridge." "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The overstuffed shopping cart wallops down the grocery aisle, nearly hitting a display of canned goods. "

action body way animal

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verb

To be slatternly.

Examples :

"Definition: To be slatternly. Example Sentence: "She always wallops, never taking time to keep her appearance neat." "

appearance style character

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verb

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

Examples :

"The IRC administrator wallops the server, announcing a scheduled downtime for maintenance. "

internet communication technology computing