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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. put an end to a state or an activity;
- Example: "Quit teasing your little brother"
[syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off]

2. dismiss, usually for economic reasons;
- Example: "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
[syn: furlough, lay off]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lay off
    v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
         little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
         up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on,
         continue, preserve, uphold]
    2: dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off
       together with hundreds of other workers when the company
       downsized" [syn: furlough, lay off]