wallop

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɒləp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɑləp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wol′əp)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wal•lop /ˈwɑləp/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to beat soundly;
    thrash.
  2. Informal Termsto strike hard;
    sock:He walloped them with his stick.
  3. Informal Termsto defeat thoroughly, as in a game.

n. [countable]
  1. a hard blow.
  2. the ability to deliver hard blows:His fists pack a wallop.
  3. the ability to make a strong impression or to be very effective:That ad campaign packs quite a wallop.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wal•lop  (wol′əp),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to beat soundly;
    thrash.
  2. Informal Termsto strike with a vigorous blow;
    belt;
    sock:After two strikes, he walloped the ball out of the park.
  3. Informal Termsto defeat thoroughly, as in a game.
  4. Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]to flutter, wobble, or flop about.

v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto move violently and clumsily:The puppy walloped down the walk.
  2. (of a liquid) to boil violently.
  3. [Obs.]to gallop.

n. 
  1. a vigorous blow.
  2. the ability to deliver vigorous blows, as in boxing:That fist of his packs a wallop.
  3. Informal Terms
    • the ability to effect a forceful impression;
      punch:That ad packs a wallop.
    • a pleasurable thrill;
      kick:The joke gave them all a wallop.
  4. [Informal.]a violent, clumsy movement;
    lurch.
  5. [Obs.]a gallop.
  • Anglo-French waloper (verb, verbal), walop (noun, nominal), Old French galoper, galop; see gallop
  • Middle English walopen to gallop, wal(l)op gallop 1300–50
wal′lop•er, n. 
    3. trounce, rout, crush, best.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wallop /ˈwɒləp/ vb ( -lops, -loping, -loped)
  1. (transitive) informal to beat soundly; strike hard
  2. (transitive) informal to defeat utterly
  3. (intransitive) dialect to move in a clumsy manner
  4. (intransitive) (of liquids) to boil violently
 n
  1. informal a hard blow
  2. informal the ability to hit powerfully, as of a boxer
  3. informal a forceful impression
  4. Brit
    a slang word for beer
 vb , n
  1. an obsolete word for gallop
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Northern French waloper to gallop, from Old French galoper, of unknown origin
'wallop' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bang - bat - buffet - walloping

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