wallop, alias, on the lam, authoritarian

WSJ Opinion: The Swamp has many aliases—K Street, the Favor Factory, the Beltway bandits. And there is no fact in politics more established than this: The American people are disgusted with Washington, and have been for a long time, writes Daniel Henninger.




Japan wallops Panama for LLWS international title

CBSSports.comSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Japan's big bats helped the team from Tokyo earn a trip to the Little League World Series title game. Japan hit five homers, including two from 13-year-old slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya, to beat Aguadulce, Panama, 10-2 Saturday for ...

The story of Mr. Solondz’s life on the lam spanned three continents, involved at least two aliases and ended in a smoky bar in one of the world’s most authoritarian countries.



Meaning of “alias” in the English Dictionary

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alias

preposition UK ​ /ˈeɪ.li.əs/ US ​ /ˈeɪ.li.əs/

​used when giving the name that a person is generally known by, after giving their real name:
Malcolm Little, alias Malcolm X

aliasnoun [ C ] UK ​ /ˈeɪ.li.əs/ US ​ /ˈeɪ.li.əs/

​

a false name, especially one used by a criminal:


lam
v. Slang, lammed, lam·ming, lams. v.tr.To give a thorough beating to; thrash.

v.intr.
To strike; wallop.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse lemja, to cripple by beating, flog.]

lam² (lăm) Slang.
intr.v., lammed, lam·ming, lams.
To escape, as from prison.

n.
Flight, especially from the law: escaped convicts on the lam.

[Origin unknown.]

wallop[wal・lop]

• 発音記号[wɑ'ləp | wɔ'l-]
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[動](他)((略式))

1 …をさんざん殴る；打ちのめす；強打する

wallop the ball out of the park
ボールを場外にたたき出す.

2 …を（試合などで）徹底的に打ち破る((at ...)).

━━(自)

1 ((略式))よろよろ［ぐらぐら］する.

2 〈液体が〉ぐらぐら沸き立つ.

━━[名]

1 ((略式))強い一撃, 強打, パンチ（力）；((比喩))訴える力, 迫力

pack a wallop
迫力［強打］がある.

2 ((略式))ぎこちない動作, よたつき.

3 [U]((英俗))ビール.

4 ((米略式))影響力, コネ.