v.
(wallops, walloping, walloped)
- strike or hit very hard.
▸heavily defeat (an opponent).
-
[as adj. walloping]
strikingly large.
n.
- a heavy blow or punch.
▸chiefly N. Amer. a powerful effect.
- Brit. alcoholic drink, especially beer.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (denoting a horse's gallop): from Old North. Fr. walop (n.), waloper (v.), perh. from a Gmc phr. meaning ‘run well’, from the bases of well1 and leap; cf. gallop.