Wallop vs Bash - What's the difference?
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A heavy blow, punch.
A person's ability to throw such punches.
An emotional impact, psychological force.
A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.
(slang) anything produced by a process that involves boiling; Beer, tea, whitewash.
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(archaic) A thick piece of fat.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
To rush hastily
To flounder, wallow
To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
To wrap up temporarily.
To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
To be slatternly.
To strike heavily.
To collide.
To criticize harshly.
A large party; gala event.
An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
* Spenser
Wallop is a related term of bash.
As a noun wallop
is a heavy blow, punch.As a verb wallop
is to rush hastily or wallop can be (internet) to write a message to all operators on an internet relay chat server.As an acronym bash is
(computing) name of the (the "shell") for unix-like operating system.wallop
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare the doublet gallop.Noun
(en noun)- "You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop ."
Derived terms
* (beer) codswallopVerb
(wallopp)- (Brockett)
- (Halliwell)
- (Halliwell)
Derived terms
* walloper * wallopingEtymology 2
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*bash
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), akin to Swedish .Verb
(es)Noun
(es)- They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
Derived terms
* bashmentEtymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).Verb
- His countenance was bold and bashed not.