| VERB | stative | lay off, discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit | put an end to a state or an activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | lay off, furlough | dismiss, usually for economic reasons |
| Meaning | put an end to a state or an activity. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit | |
| Narrower | break | Give up |
| call it quits, call it a day | stop doing what one is doing | |
| cheese | Used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) | |
| drop, knock off | stop pursuing or acting | |
| leave off | stop using | |
| pull the plug | prevent from happening or continuing | |
| retire, withdraw | Withdraw from active participation | |
| shut off, close off | stem the flow of | |
| sign off | Cease broadcasting | |
| Opposite | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| Spanish | acabar, cesar, dejar, descatalogar, descontinuar, discontinuar, parar, terminar | |
| Catalan | aturar, cessar, deixar, descatalogar, discontinuar, finalitzar, parar | |
| Meaning | dismiss, usually for economic reasons. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | furlough | |
| Narrower | downsize | Dismiss from work |
| Broader | displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | Terminate the employment of |
| Spanish | despedir | |
| Catalan | acomiadar, destituir | |
| Nouns | layoff | the act of laying off an employee or a work force |
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