walloping
noun [S] /ˈwɒl.ə.pɪŋ/
/ˈwɑː.lə-/ informalDefinition
› an act of punishing someone by hitting them hard: I got such a walloping from my father when he came home.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing painPunishing by causing painHitting and beatingPunishing and punishments › an occasion when someone is badly defeated in a competition: We gave the visiting team a real walloping.Scoring, winning and losing in sportWinning and defeatingLosing and being defeated
(Definition of walloping noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- cane noun
- cane verb
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- corporal punishment noun
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