Wallop — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a forceful consequence; a strong effect

a severe blow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔləp/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒləp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒləp/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɔləp/.

Examples

the book had an important impact on my thinking
the book packs a wallop
The teacher whacked the boy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whop impact whack wham

Parts of Speech

noun	a forceful consequence; a strong effect “the book had an important impact on my thinking”
noun	a severe blow
verb	hit hard “The teacher whacked the boy”
verb	defeat soundly and utterly “We'll wallop them!”

Word Forms

impact	verb	have an effect upon
wallop	verb	hit hard
whack	noun	the act of hitting vigorously
whacking	noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
wallop	noun	a severe blow
walloper	noun	a very hard hitter
walloping	noun	a sound defeat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlag

eine eindringliche Konsequenz; eine starke Wirkung

🇫🇷French

coup

une conséquence brutale ; un effet fort

🇪🇸Spanish

golpe

una consecuencia contundente; un fuerte efecto

🇮🇹Italian

colpo

una conseguenza forte; un effetto forte

🇳🇱Dutch

klap

een krachtig gevolg; een sterke uitwerking

🇵🇹Portuguese

pancada

uma consequência contundente; um efeito forte

🇷🇺Russian

бить

сильное последствие; сильный эффект

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रहार

एक सशक्त परिणाम; एक मजबूत प्रभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ওয়ালপ

একটি শক্তিশালী পরিণতি; একটি শক্তিশালী প্রভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

சுவர்

ஒரு வலிமையான விளைவு; ஒரு வலுவான விளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వాల్ప్

ఒక బలవంతపు పరిణామం; ఒక బలమైన ప్రభావం

🇮🇳Gujarati

વોલપ

બળવાન પરિણામ; મજબૂત અસર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಲ್ಲೋಪ್

ಬಲವಾದ ಪರಿಣಾಮ; ಬಲವಾದ ಪರಿಣಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭിത്തി

ശക്തമായ ഒരു അനന്തരഫലം; ശക്തമായ ഒരു പ്രഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਲੋਪ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤ ਨਤੀਜਾ; ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ

🇵🇰Urdu

والپ

ایک زبردست نتیجہ؛ ایک مضبوط اثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瓦洛普

一个强有力的后果；强烈的效果

🇯🇵Japanese

ワロップ

強制的な結果。強い効果

🇰🇷Korean

구타

강력한 결과; 강력한 효과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

va vào tường

một hậu quả mạnh mẽ; một hiệu ứng mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

วอลล็อป

ผลที่ตามมาอันทรงพลัง มีผลอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pukulan keras

akibat yang kuat; efek yang kuat

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ولوپ کردن

یک پیامد نیرومند؛ یک اثر قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

darbe

güçlü bir sonuç; güçlü bir etki

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְבִּיץ

תוצאה כוחנית; השפעה חזקה

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