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buoy up vs chirk up

chirk up vs buoy up

buoy up and chirk up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
buoy up No No Yes No
chirk up No No Yes No
As verbs, chirk up is a hypernym of buoy up; that is, chirk up is a word with a broader meaning than buoy up:
  • buoy up: become more cheerful
  • chirk up: become cheerful
Other hypernyms of buoy up include cheer, cheer up.
buoy up (verb) chirk up (verb)
become more cheerful become cheerful
keep afloat
make more cheerful
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