punch vs wallop

punch

noun
  • A blow from something other than the fist. 

  • A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material. 

  • A hole or opening created with a punch. 

  • Impact. 

  • Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia. 

  • An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly. 

  • A prop, as for the roof of a mine. 

  • Power, strength, energy. 

  • A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface. 

  • A hit or strike with one's fist. 

  • A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic. 

verb
  • To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something. 

  • To strike with one's fist. 

  • To thrust against; to poke. 

  • To enter (information) on a device or system. 

  • To herd. 

  • To mark a ticket. 

  • To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc) 

  • To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means. 

  • In winemaking, to perform pigeage: to stamp down grape skins that float to the surface during fermentation. 

  • To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force. 

wallop

noun
  • A heavy blow, punch. 

  • anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, whitewash. 

  • A thrill, emotionally excited reaction. 

  • A quick rolling movement; a gallop. 

  • A person's ability to throw such punches. 

  • An emotional impact, psychological force. 

verb
  • To wrap up temporarily. 

  • To flounder, wallow. 

  • To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise. 

  • To strike heavily, thrash soundly. 

  • To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle. 

  • To rush hastily. 

  • To trounce, beat by a wide margin. 

  • To eat or drink with gusto. 

  • To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server. 

How often have the words punch and wallop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )