lay off
English Thesaurus
1. dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | downsize, |
| definition | : | dismiss from work (verb.social) |
2. put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | drop, knock off, |
| definition | : | stop pursuing or acting (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | leave off, |
| definition | : | stop using (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | sign off, |
| definition | : | cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | retire, withdraw, |
| definition | : | withdraw from active participation (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | pull the plug, |
| definition | : | prevent from happening or continuing (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | cheese, |
| definition | : | used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | give up (verb.stative) |
3. dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)
| derivation | : | layoff, |
| definition | : | the act of laying off an employee or a work force (noun.act) |
4. put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
| definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | layover, stop, stopover, |
| definition | : | a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stop, stoppage, |
| definition | : | the act of stopping something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | halt, stop, |
| definition | : | the event of something ending (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | cease, |
| definition | : | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time) |
5. dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)
| derivation | : | layoff, |
| definition | : | the act of laying off an employee or a work force (noun.act) |
6. put an end to a state or an activity (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | discontinuance, discontinuation, |
| definition | : | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | layover, stop, stopover, |
| definition | : | a brief stay in the course of a journey (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stop, stoppage, |
| definition | : | the act of stopping something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | halt, stop, |
| definition | : | the event of something ending (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | cease, |
| definition | : | (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end (noun.time) |
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