wallop
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Synonyms for wallop
Synonyms: Verb
bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib [British], flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over
Synonyms: Noun
bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike
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Examples of wallop in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Dillingham had a trial run with his new coaching setup when Auburn walloped Purdue in the Music City Bowl, but the Tigers will unveil their new-look offensive dynamic on Saturday against No. — Tom Green | [email protected], al, "Inside the offensive dynamic that will dictate Auburn’s season," 27 Aug. 2019 And this was long before the internet had emerged and walloped newspapers. — Keith Campbell, Dallas News, "'Blinded by the Light' captures how Bruce Springsteen reaches hungry hearts like mine," 9 Aug. 2019 The fastest serve ever recorded came in 2012, when Australian Sam Groth was measured walloping a ball at 163.7 mph. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "How Elite Tennis Players Crank Out Serves at 150 MPH," 12 July 2019 Expect sloppy, close and low scoring. Oct. 5: at Oregon Result: Loss Record: 5-1/2-1 Comment: Gassed and battered, the Bears get walloped by a home team that has two weeks to prepare. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Cal preview: Breakthrough season possible if the offense is no longer offensive," 16 Aug. 2019 Severe thunderstorms walloped western and southern portions of Connecticut early Monday evening, leaving thousands without power and even causing a fire at Choate Rosemary Hall after lightning struck one of the campus buildings. — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, "Thousands without power as severe thunderstorms continue to pound Connecticut," 23 July 2019 The new homeless numbers have left a lot of people who live in houses and apartments in Los Angeles feeling walloped. — Nita Lelyveld, latimes.com, "Homelessness crisis makes us ashamed and angry — at our leaders, and ourselves," 6 June 2019 Flowe walloped another Diablo a couple of plays later. — Los Angeles Times, "Upland’s Justin Flowe is the latest top-level recruit to snub USC," 3 Aug. 2019 Punch, freed, grabs up a slapstick and wallops him with it. — Robert Coover, The New Yorker, "Citizen Punch," 18 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Instead, there’s a bitter wallop of rum, courtesy of Rum-Bar White overproof rum and Clément Agricole. — Los Angeles Times, "Love tiki drinks? Try this electric blue cocktail at the Formosa Cafe," 1 Aug. 2019 Altman’s latest merry band of transfers should carry a wallop. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Stock report: USC goes the FCS route; UCLA should follow (plus Oregon hoops and Washington State football)," 18 July 2019 Absent a wallop, bull markets end when investors tire of worrying. — Ken Fisher, USA TODAY, "If everyone else is worried about stocks, capitalize on the fear and make a fortune," 7 July 2019 Idyllwild’s causes celebres tended toward high passion, but usually without a life-altering wallop.