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Wallop vs Defeat - What's the difference?

wallop | defeat |

In lang=en terms the difference between wallop and defeat

is that wallop is to wrap up temporarily while defeat is to reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

As nouns the difference between wallop and defeat

is that wallop is a heavy blow, punch while defeat is the act of defeating or being defeated.

As verbs the difference between wallop and defeat

is that wallop is to rush hastily or wallop can be (internet) to write a message to all operators on an internet relay chat server while defeat is to overcome in battle or contest.

wallop

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Compare the doublet gallop.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A heavy blow, punch.
  • A person's ability to throw such punches.
  • An emotional impact, psychological force.
  • A thrill, emotionally excited reaction.
  • (slang) anything produced by a process that involves boiling; Beer, tea, whitewash.
  • * 1949 , ,
    • "You're a gent," said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. "Pint!" he added aggressively to the barman. "Pint of wallop ."
  • (archaic) A thick piece of fat.
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
    • Derived terms
    * (beer) codswallop

    Verb

    (wallopp)
  • To rush hastily
  • To flounder, wallow
  • To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
    • (Brockett)
  • To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
  • To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
  • To wrap up temporarily.
  • To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
    • (Halliwell)
  • To be slatternly.
    • (Halliwell)

    Derived terms

    * walloper * walloping

    Etymology 2

    From the acronym: w'rite]] [to] '''all''' [[operators, ' op erators

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Internet) To write a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.

    • References

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    defeat

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overcome in battle or contest.
    • Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
  • To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  • * Tillotson
    • He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.
  • * A. W. Ward
    • In one instance he defeated his own purpose.
  • To nullify
  • * Hallam
    • The escheators defeated the right heir of his succession.

    Synonyms

    (To overcome in contest) * beat * conquer * overthrow * rout * vanquish

    Related terms

    * defeasance * defeasible * defeater * defeatism * defeatist * defeature

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of defeating or being defeated.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 13 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Two defeats in five games coming into this contest, and a draw with Everton, ultimately cost Sir Alex Ferguson's side in what became the most extraordinary finale to the league championship since Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield in 1989.}}