walloped

Beat up badly

Walloped is the past tense of wallop, meaning to strike hard or defeat decisively.

A boxer walloped his opponent; a team got walloped in the playoffs.

The word suggests forceful, emphatic impact: She walloped the ball over the fence.

Informally, walloped can mean drunk: He got walloped at the party.

beaten

thrashed

Defeated decisively

pounded · hammered · trounced · drubbed · thumped · whacked · smacked · slugged · belted · socked

beating

pummeled

Struck many times

hammered · drubbed · thumped · smacked · slugged · whacked · belted · bashed · pounded · socked

defeated

trounced

Defeated decisively

destroyed · annihilated · obliterated · steamrolled · shellacked · skunked · blanked · creamed · flattened · dominated

struck

hit

Successful contact or strike

struck · whacked · thumped · knocked · banged · swatted · clubbed · clipped · cracked · smote

drunk

hammered

Severely intoxicated or pounded

wasted · blitzed · tanked · trashed · bombed · loaded · soused · pickled · sozzled · blotto

impacted

slammed

Closed with violent force

rammed · banged · struck · plowed · barreled · careened · hurtled · thundered · blasted · jolted

Categories
Opposites
force/impact

wallopedtapped

Struck gently or selected

patted · caressed · stroked · brushed · grazed

contact vs. avoidance

wallopedmissed

Failed to reach

whiffed · avoided · evaded · dodged · failed

AGGRESSIVE ACTION vs. DEFENSIVE/PASSIVE RESPONSE

wallopedshielded

Protected from harm

protected · blocked · deflected · parried · dodged

Phrases
Family

wallop, walloping

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G