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court favor vs suck up

suck up vs court favor

court favor and suck up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
court favor No No Yes No
suck up No No Yes No
As verbs, suck up is a hypernym of court favor; that is, suck up is a word with a broader meaning than court favor:
  • court favor: seek favor by fawning or flattery
  • suck up: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
Other hypernyms of court favor include bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, toady, truckle.
court favor (verb) suck up (verb)
seek favor by fawning or flattery try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
take in, also metaphorically
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
Difference between court favor and suck up

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