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take lying down vs put up

put up vs take lying down

take lying down and put up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take lying down No No Yes No
put up No No Yes No
As verbs, put up is a hypernym of take lying down; that is, put up is a word with a broader meaning than take lying down:
  • take lying down: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
  • put up: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Other hypernyms of take lying down include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.
take lying down (verb) put up (verb)
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively preserve in a can or tin
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 take lying down and put up

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