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lubricate vs fill up

fill up vs lubricate

lubricate and fill up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lubricate No No Yes No
fill up No No Yes No
As verbs, fill up is a hypernym of lubricate; that is, fill up is a word with a broader meaning than lubricate:
  • lubricate: apply a lubricant to
  • fill up: make full, also in a metaphorical sense
Other hypernyms of lubricate include fill, make full.
lubricate (verb) fill up (verb)
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant make full, also in a metaphorical sense
apply a lubricant to become full
have lubricating properties eat until one is sated
fill or stop up
Difference between lubricate and fill up

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