wallop
part of speech
verb (wallop, wallops, walloped, walloping); noun (a wallop, wallops)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal) To wallop means to hit something or someone very hard. tree →
2) (informal) A wallop is a hard hit, or the loud noise of a heavy thing falling. tree →
3) (informal, sport) To wallop a team means to beat them by a lot. tree →
4) (UK slang, old) Wallop is also an old jokey word for beer. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday talk and comics, «wallop» is a sound word (like «thud») and a strong, funny verb. In sport reports, a team gets walloped 6–0. In safety and kindness lessons, walloping a person is hitting and is not OK. Phrases: «pack a wallop» (be very powerful), «give it a wallop», «walloped by».
examples
- The ball walloped against the window. tree →
- Down came the sack of potatoes with a wallop. tree →
- Our team got walloped 7–0. tree →
- He gave the stuck door a wallop and it opened. tree →
- That chilli sauce packs a real wallop! tree →
- In the cartoon, the giant walloped the robot. tree →
note
Informal. Regular verb: walloped, walloping. Adjective: walloping (very big: «a walloping great dog», UK informal). Hitting people is wrong and can be against the law; this word in stories is often comic.
Trees and pragmatics
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