wallop

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wallop definition

[ˈwɑləp]
  1. n.
    a hard blow. : She planted a hard wallop on his right shoulder.
  2. tv.
    to strike someone or something hard. : The door swung open and walloped me in the back.
  3. n.
    influence; pull; clout. : I don't have enough wallop to make that kind of demand.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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wallop

see pack a punch (wallop).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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