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suck up vs court favour

court favour vs suck up

suck up and court favour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suck up No No Yes No
court favour No No Yes No
As verbs, court favour is a hyponym of suck up; that is, court favour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suck up:
  • suck up: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
  • court favour: seek favor by fawning or flattery
Other hyponyms of suck up include court favor, curry favor, curry favour.
suck up (verb) court favour (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 favour

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