to wallop
- verb
- /ˈwɑːləp/
- Informal
- Then, finally, it was the Mets walloping the Pirates.
Examples
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The students thought they could beat us, but we walloped them by fifty points.
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We'll wallop them now!
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You think we'll wallop them?
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W-We could wallop him in a different way.
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You're gonna wallop 'em today.
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...and we'll wallop them.
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Our team managed to wallop the competition in the finals, securing a decisive victory.
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In the championship match, the underdog team walloped the reigning champions unexpectedly.
Synonyms
Beat someone or something completely in a conflict
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
To remove someone or something from a competition by defeating them
To beat or punish someone very badly
To beat someone easily by a large amount
To beat someone easily in a game or fight
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
To beat someone very badly in a fight or competition
To beat an opponent by a large amount in a game or contest
To beat someone by a large amount in a contest or game
To beat someone completely in a game or fight
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
Win easily by a lot against another person or team
To beat someone very badly in a game or match
To beat someone easily and completely
To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech
To defeat an opponent completely and easily
To beat someone badly in a game or fight
Beat someone by a lot
Defeat an opponent easily in a game or contest
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
To beat someone badly in a game
To defeat someone completely in a contest or argument
To hit, defeat, or work very hard at something using a lot of force
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
Antonyms
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember wallop (to beat someone completely) is that it comes from an old local word walopen meaning 'to hit', so to wallop an opponent is to give them a big, clear defeat as if you hit them hard.