WordCmp.com

wallop vs overcome

overcome vs wallop

wallop is a noun but overcome is not a noun.

wallop and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wallop Yes No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hypernym of wallop; that is, overcome is a word with a broader meaning than wallop:
  • wallop: defeat soundly and utterly
  • overcome: win a victory over
Other hypernyms of wallop include defeat, get the better of.
wallop (noun) overcome (noun)
a severe blow
a forceful consequence; a strong effect
wallop (verb) overcome (verb)
defeat soundly and utterly get on top of; deal with successfully
strike hard overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
win a victory over
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Difference between wallop and overcome

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.