English > lay off: 2 senses > verb 1, stativeMeaning | put an end to a state or an activity. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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Synonyms | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit |
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Narrower | break | Give up |
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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 |
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Spanish | acabar, cesar, dejar, descatalogar, descontinuar, discontinuar, parar, terminar |
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Catalan | aturar, cessar, deixar, descatalogar, discontinuar, finalitzar, parar |
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