lay off
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
put an end to a state or an activity
Quit teasing your little brother
Types & categories
- knock off hyponym
- leave off hyponym
- sign off hyponym
- retire hyponym
- pull the plug hyponym
- shut off hyponym
- cheese hyponym
- call it quits hyponym
- break hyponym
Related & opposite
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
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discontinuance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | layover |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stop |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cessation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stop |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cease |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | knock off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leave off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sign off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull the plug |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shut off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheese |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | call it quits |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | break |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | layoff |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | give the axe |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | downsize |