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put up vs take lying down

take lying down vs put up

put up and take lying down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put up No No Yes No
take lying down No No Yes No
As verbs, take lying down is a hyponym of put up; that is, take lying down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than put up:
  • put up: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • take lying down: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
Other hyponyms of put up include accept, live with, swallow, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take a joke, sit out, pay.
put up (verb) take lying down (verb)
preserve in a can or tin suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
propose as a candidate for some honor
place so as to be noticed
construct, build, or erect
make available for sale at an auction
provide
provide someone with accomodation
mount or put up
Difference between put up and take lying down

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