wallop
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- n a forceful consequence; a strong effect
the book packs a wallop - n a severe blow
- v hit hard
- v defeat soundly and utterly
We'll wallop them!
- Already infamous for his media conflicts of interest and political incorrectness, his image has taken an unprecedented wallop with details of an alleged obsession for sex and the .
- It packed the same gob-smacking wallop as her arrival on the GOP ticket.
- While the test results can pack an emotional wallop that brings many to tears--especially adoptees, descendants of slaves and others who previously had little knowledge of their .