1. lay_off - verb
· put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Synonym(s): discontinue, stop, cease, give_up, quit
2. lay_off - verb
· dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
Synonym(s): furlough
Hypernym(s): displace, fire, give_notice, can, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate
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