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inhabit vs shack up

shack up vs inhabit

inhabit and shack up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inhabit No No Yes No
shack up No No Yes No
As verbs, shack up is a hyponym of inhabit; that is, shack up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inhabit:
  • inhabit: be an inhabitant of or reside in
  • shack up: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
inhabit (verb) shack up (verb)
be an inhabitant of or reside in share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
be present in
exist or be situated within
Difference between inhabit and shack up

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