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populate vs shack up

shack up vs populate

populate and shack up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
populate No No Yes No
shack up No No Yes No
As verbs, shack up is a hyponym of populate; that is, shack up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than populate:
  • populate: 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
Other hyponyms of populate include tenant, neighbor, neighbour, lodge in, occupy, reside, domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack, people, overpopulate, cohabit, live together, lodge, bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent, nest, board, room.
populate (verb) shack up (verb)
fill with inhabitants share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
be an inhabitant of or reside in
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