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How to pronounce wallop in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms whack, wham, whop
Type of hit
Derivation walloper
Type Words
Synonyms impact
Type of upshot, consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result


the book packs a wallop.
Type Words
Type of blow
Type Words
Type of defeat, get the better of, overcome
Derivation walloper, walloping


We'll wallop them!.

Examples of wallop

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Films that did well were ones that packed an old-fashioned entertainment wallop.
From the time.com
When the moment came, as staged as it was, it still packed an emotional wallop.
From the washingtonpost.com
They were great on the basepaths and they relied on the wallop of their big bats.
From the sltrib.com
It's no secret Hyundai packs a wallop of features in its cars for bargain prices.
From the washingtonpost.com
And besides, if they did, Israel could always go back in and wallop them again.
From the economist.com
However, this cosmic wallop does not seem to have left behind any obvious crater.
From the newscientist.com
She says the rule will deliver a wallop to groups that don't comply with the law.
From the npr.org
It has all the wallop you've come to expect from regular ammo but 100% less lead.
From the time.com
That big wallop would mean a new recession, says the Congressional Budget Office.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • Impact: a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
  • Whack: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"
  • A severe blow
  • Defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"
  • Wallop was originally designed as an Internet social network service tracing its origins from Microsoft Research. As a startup, the company behind Wallop was backed by $13 million from Microsoft and venture capitalists including Norwest Venture Partners, Bay Partners and Consor Capital. ...
  • The Wallop is a 1921 Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
  • A heavy blow, punch; A person's ability to throw such punches; An emotional impact, psychological force; A thrill, emotionally excited reaction; anything produced by a process that involves boiling; Beer, tea, whitewash; A thick piece of fat; To rush hastily; To flounder, wallow; To boil ...
  • A slang British term used for mild beers with low alcohol.
  • Deleted as not unique to Singlish or Singapore English: appears in quotations dating from 1892 in the Oxford English Dictionary.