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suck up vs court favor

court favor vs suck up

suck up and court favor both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suck up No No Yes No
court favor No No Yes No
As verbs, court favor is a hyponym of suck up; that is, court favor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suck up:
  • suck up: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  • court favor: seek favor by fawning or flattery
Other hyponyms of suck up include court favour, curry favor, curry favour.
suck up (verb) court favor (verb)
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering seek favor by fawning or flattery
take in, also metaphorically
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
Difference between suck up and court favor

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