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wallop
What does wallop mean?
wallop (verb): to strike heavily, thrash soundly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce wallop?
/ˈwɑləp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wallop come from?
From Middle English wallopen (“gallop”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French walop (“gallop”, noun) and waloper (“to gallop”, verb), from Frankish *wala hlaupan (“to run well”) from *wala (“well”) + *hlaupan (“to run”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “wallop” mean?
to find a solution to (a problem)
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to strike heavily, thrash soundly
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stop moving or become immobilized
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to interrupt an activity and wait
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