LAY OFF as VERB

1. Meaning
   • dismiss, usually for economic reasons
   Synonym(s)
   • furlough (what does furlough mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
   Hypernyms(s) lay off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fire (what does fire mean?)
   • give notice (what does give notice mean?)
   • can (what does can mean?)
   • dismiss (what does dismiss mean?)
   • give the axe (what does give the axe mean?)
   • send away (what does send away mean?)
   • sack (what does sack mean?)
   • force out (what does force out mean?)
   • give the sack (what does give the sack mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • layoff (what does layoff mean?)
2. Meaning
   • put an end to a state or an activity
   Synonym(s)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   • discontinue (what does discontinue mean?)
   • give up (what does give up mean?)
   • quit (what does quit mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Quit teasing your little brother
   Antonym(s)
   • continue (what does continue mean?)
   • uphold (what does uphold mean?)
   • carry on (what does carry on mean?)
   • bear on (what does bear on mean?)
   • preserve (what does preserve mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • knock off (what does knock off mean?)
   • leave off (what does leave off mean?)
   • sign off (what does sign off mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   • pull the plug (what does pull the plug mean?)
   • shut off (what does shut off mean?)
   • close off (what does close off mean?)
   • cheese (what does cheese mean?)
   • call it quits (what does call it quits mean?)
   • call it a day (what does call it a day mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cessation (what does cessation mean?)
   • surcease (what does surcease mean?)
   • cease (what does cease mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stopover (what does stopover mean?)
   • layover (what does layover mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stoppage (what does stoppage mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • halt (what does halt mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stoppage (what does stoppage mean?)
   • discontinuance (what does discontinuance mean?)
   • discontinuation (what does discontinuation mean?)
   • discontinuance (what does discontinuance mean?)
   • discontinuation (what does discontinuation mean?)