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stay up vs wake

wake vs stay up

stay up is not a noun while wake is a noun.

stay up and wake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stay up No No Yes No
wake Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wake is a hypernym of stay up; that is, wake is a word with a broader meaning than stay up:
  • stay up: not go to bed
  • wake: be awake, be alert, be there
stay up (noun) wake (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
stay up (verb) wake (verb)
not go to bed be awake, be alert, be there
stop sleeping
cause to become awake or conscious
to alert someone to something
arouse or excite feelings and passions
Difference between stay up and wake

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