to wallop
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6.7
- 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
412
9.0
To beat or punish someone very badly
99
7.2
Beat someone or something completely in a conflict
97
3.4
To remove someone or something from a competition by defeating them
54
9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
42
9.9
To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech
39
4.2
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
23
9.9
To beat someone very badly in a fight or competition
21
8.6
To beat someone easily in a game or fight
18
7.5
To beat an opponent by a large amount in a game or contest
14
5.5
To beat someone easily by a large amount
9
7.5
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
4
8.5
To beat someone very badly in a game or match
3
5.2
To defeat an opponent completely and easily
3
7.7
Win easily by a lot against another person or team
2
4.5
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
1
8.8
Beat someone by a lot
1
8.8
To beat someone badly in a game or fight
1
7.7
To beat someone completely in a game or fight
1
8.8
To beat someone easily and completely
1
9.6
To hit, defeat, or work very hard at something using a lot of force
1
8.7
To beat someone by a large amount in a contest or game
1
9.9
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
1
8.4
To defeat someone completely in a contest or argument
Defeat an opponent easily in a game or contest
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
To beat someone badly in a game
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.