furlough
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a temporary leave of absence from military duty
Types & categories
- leave hypernym
Related & opposite
- furlough derivation
Sense 2 verb
dismiss, usually for economic reasons
She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
Types & categories
- give the axe hypernym
- downsize hyponym
Related & opposite
- layoff derivation
Sense 3 verb
grant a leave to
The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
Types & categories
- permit hypernym
Related & opposite
- furlough derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | furlough |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | leave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | layoff |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | give the axe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | downsize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | furlough |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | permit |