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live vs shack up

shack up vs live

live is an adjective but shack up is not an adjective.

live and shack up both are verbs.

live is an adverb but shack up is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
live No Yes Yes Yes
shack up No No Yes No
As verbs, shack up is a hyponym of live; that is, shack up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than live:
  • live: 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
live (adjective) shack up (adjective)
possessing life
exerting force or containing energy
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
charged or energized with electricity
of current relevance
elastic; rebounds readily
abounding with life and energy
charged with an explosive
highly reverberant
in current use or ready for use
capable of erupting
live (verb) shack up (verb)
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
have life, be alive
support oneself
continue to live and avoid dying
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
pursue a positive and satisfying existence
be an inhabitant of or reside in
live (adverb) shack up (adverb)
not recorded
Difference between live and shack up

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