wallop
11wallop — [wä′ləp] vi. [ME walopen, to gallop < NormFr waloper (OFr galoper): see GALLOP] [Informal or Dial.] Informal Dial. 1. a) to move along in a rapid, reckless, awkward way b) to move heavily and clumsily; flounder 2. to boil vigorously, with… …
12wallop — n. (colloq.) force to pack a wallop (the winds packed a real wallop) * * * [ wɒləp] (colloq.) [ force ] to pack a wallop (the winds packed a real wallop) …
13wallop — I UK [ˈwɒləp] / US [ˈwɑləp] verb [transitive] Word forms wallop : present tense I/you/we/they wallop he/she/it wallops present participle walloping past tense walloped past participle walloped informal 1) to hit someone or something very hard 2)… …
14wallop — [“walap] 1. n. a hard blow. □ She planted a hard wallop on his right shoulder. □ I got quite a wallop when I walked into the door. 2. tv. to strike someone or something hard. □ I walloped him hard on the shoulder, but he kept on laughing …
15wallop — walloper, n. /wol euhp/, v.t. 1. to beat soundly; thrash. 2. Informal. to strike with a vigorous blow; belt; sock: After two strikes, he walloped the ball out of the park. 3. Informal. to defeat thoroughly, as in a game. 4. Chiefly Scot. to… …
16wallop — [14] Wallop and gallop are doublets – that is to say, they began life as the same word, but have gradually drifted apart. Their ultimate common source was Frankish *walahlaupan ‘jump well’. This was a compound verb formed from *wala ‘well’ and… …
17wallop — [[t]wɒ̱ləp[/t]] wallops, walloping, walloped VERB If you wallop someone or something, you hit them very hard, often causing a dull sound. [INFORMAL] [V n prep] Once, she walloped me over the head with a frying pan. [V n] ...a big serving tennis… …
18wallop — [14] Wallop and gallop are doublets – that is to say, they began life as the same word, but have gradually drifted apart. Their ultimate common source was Frankish *walahlaupan ‘jump well’. This was a compound verb formed from *wala ‘well’ and… …
19wallop — I. verb Etymology: Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper Date: 1579 intransitive verb 1. to boil noisily 2. a. to move with reckless or disorganized haste ; advance in a headlong rush b. wallow, flo …
20wallop — wal•lop [[t]ˈwɒl əp[/t]] v. loped, lop•ing, n. v.t. 1) to beat soundly; thrash 2) inf to strike with a vigorous blow; belt; sock: to wallop the ball out of the park[/ex] 3) inf to defeat thoroughly, as in a game 4) inf to move clumsily 5) (of a… …
