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| VERB | 1 | lay off, discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit | Put an end to a state or an activity |
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| 2 | lay off, furlough | Dismiss, usually for economic reasons |
| Meaning | Put an end to a state or an activity. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Synonyms | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit |
| Contrary | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve |
| Narrower | drop, knock off; leave off; sign off; retire, withdraw; pull the plug; shut off, close off; cheese; call it quits, call it a day; break |
| Meaning | Dismiss, usually for economic reasons. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | furlough |
| Broader | fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate |
| Nouns | layoff |
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