brook vs take lying down
take lying down vs brookbrook is a noun but take lying down is not a noun.
brook and take lying down both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brook | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| take lying down | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
take lying down is a hyponym of
brook; that is, take lying down is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
brook:
- brook: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- take lying down: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
Other hyponyms of brook include
accept, live with, swallow, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take a joke, sit out, pay.
| brook (noun) | take lying down (noun) |
|---|---|
| a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) |
| brook (verb) | take lying down (verb) |
|---|---|
| put up with something or somebody unpleasant | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively |
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