walloper
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wal·lop
(wŏl′əp) Informalv. wal·loped, wal·lop·ing, wal·lops
v.tr.
1. To beat forcefully; thrash.
2. To strike with a hard blow: walloped the ball into the outfield.
3. To defeat thoroughly.
4. To affect harshly or severely: was walloped with a large fine.
v.intr.
To move in a heavy or clumsy manner.
n.
1. A hard or severe blow.
2.
a. A powerful force: has a punch that delivers a wallop.
b. A powerful effect: "Therein lies the novel's emotional wallop and moral message" (George F. Will).
[Middle English walopen, to gallop, from Old North French *waloper; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
wal′lop·er n.
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walloper
(ˈwɒləpə)n
1. a person or thing that wallops
2. (Law) slang Austral a policeman
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Noun 1. [画像:walloper - a very hard hitter]walloper - a very hard hitter
2. [画像:walloper - a winner by a wide margin]walloper - a winner by a wide margin
3. [画像:walloper - a gross untruth]walloper - a gross untruth; a blatant lie
lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
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