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chirk up vs buoy up

buoy up vs chirk up

chirk up and buoy up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chirk up No No Yes No
buoy up No No Yes No
As verbs, buoy up is a hyponym of chirk up; that is, buoy up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chirk up:
  • chirk up: become cheerful
  • buoy up: become more cheerful
Other hyponyms of chirk up include exuberate, exult, jubilate, rejoice, triumph, lighten, lighten up.
chirk up (verb) buoy up (verb)
become cheerful become more cheerful
keep afloat
make more cheerful
Difference between chirk up and buoy up

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