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Another word for wallop

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Verb

  1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply

    Idioms:
    See also:

    strike

    attack

  2. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat

    See also:

    win

Noun

  1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke

    See also:

    strike

    attack

  2. The capacity to create a powerful effect

    See also:

    affect

  3. A stimulating or intoxicating effect

    See also:

    drugs

  4. A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation

    See also:

    excite

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Another word for wallop

Verb
  1. See also:

    hit

    beat

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • Those hoses pack a whale of a wallop.

  • Rightfully so, because Ganondorf packs quite the wallop.

  • Sweet dessert wines pack more of a caloric wallop, sending your calorie intake skyrocketing with every sip.

  • Otherwise you won't be able to capture the full emotional wallop that the dynamic changes of the music of My Chemical Romance provide.

  • Sotirio Bulgari: This watch looks beautifully meek and understated but it packs a wallop with fine details and technical functionality.

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