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take lying down vs stick out

stick out vs take lying down

take lying down and stick out both are verbs.

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

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