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lay off
Overview of noun lay-off
The noun layoff has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) layoff -- (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)
Overview of verb lay-off
The verb lay off has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")
2. (1) furlough, lay off -- (dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lay-off
1 sense of layoff
Sense 1
layoff
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lay-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lay-off
1 sense of layoff
Sense 1
layoff
=> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
Antonyms of noun lay-off
Member Holonyms of noun lay-off
Substance Holonyms of noun lay-off
Part Holonyms of noun lay-off
Member Meronyms of noun lay-off
Substance Meronyms of noun lay-off
Part Meronyms of noun lay-off
Meronyms of noun lay-off
Holonyms of noun lay-off
Attributes of noun lay-off
Derived Forms of noun lay-off
1 sense of layoff
Sense 1
layoff
RELATED TO>(verb) lay off#2
=> furlough, lay off
Domain of noun lay-off
Domain Terms of noun lay-off
Familiarity of noun lay-off
layoff used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lay-off
1 sense of layoff
Sense 1
layoff
> closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
=> plant closing
=> bank closing
=> layoff
Meronyms of noun lay-off
1 sense of layoff
Holonyms of noun lay-off
Antonyms of verb lay-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lay-off
2 senses of lay off
Sense 1
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 2
furlough, lay off
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> remove
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lay-off
1 of 2 senses of lay off
Sense 1
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
=> 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
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lay-off
2 senses of lay off
Sense 1
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 2
furlough, lay off
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
'Cause To' of verb lay-off
Derived Forms of verb lay-off
1 of 2 senses of lay off
Sense 2
furlough, lay off
RELATED TO>(noun) layoff#1
=> layoff
Domain of verb lay-off
Domain Terms of verb lay-off
Familiarity of verb lay-off
lay off used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb lay-off
2 senses of lay off
Sense 1
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 2
furlough, lay off
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lay-off
1 of 2 senses of lay off
Sense 2
furlough, lay off
> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> retire
=> pension off
=> clean out
=> furlough, lay off
=> squeeze out
=> dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lay-off
Sense 1
discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
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Sense 2
furlough, lay off
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
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