verb
General Slang
wallop
WOL-up · verb · informal
To strike hard; a heavy blow
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To hit hard; a 'wallop' is a heavy blow.
“He gied the ba' a right wallop.”
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wallop In A Sentence
He gied the ba' a right wallop.
Origin & Usage
Scots and English, from Old North French 'waloper' (to gallop), later 'to thrash'.
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What does 'wallop' mean?
To wallop is to hit something hard, and a 'wallop' is a heavy blow.
How do you use 'wallop'?
You'd say something like 'He gied the ba' a right wallop' to mean he struck the ball hard.
Where does 'wallop' come from?
It traces to Old North French 'waloper' (to gallop), which later came to mean 'to thrash'.
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