Definition of "wallop" in Anglais

noun

1. A heavy blow, punch.

   • he gave him a mighty wallop

2. A person's ability to throw such punches.

   • this guy's got some wallop

3. An emotional impact, psychological force.

   • that film has some serious wallop

4. A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.

5. (slang, uncountable) Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, whitewash.

6. (archaic) A thick piece of fat.

7. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.

verb

1. (intransitive) To rush hastily.

2. (intransitive) To flounder, wallow.

3. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.

4. (transitive) To strike heavily, thrash soundly.

   • Tony got walloped round the face by Mike.

5. (transitive) To trounce, beat by a wide margin.

   • The other side are bringing out their B-team, so we have to aim to completely wallop them.

6. (transitive) To wrap up temporarily.

7. To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.

8. To eat or drink with gusto.

verb

1. (Internet) To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.