wallop
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:36 pm
Function: 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, flounder
transitive verb
1 a : to thrash soundly : lambaste b : to beat by a wide margin : trounce 2 : to hit with force : sock
— wal·lop·er noun
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, flounder
transitive verb
1 a : to thrash soundly : lambaste b : to beat by a wide margin : trounce 2 : to hit with force : sock
— wal·lop·er noun