lay off

Speech parts

1. lay off - Noun

2. lay off - Verb

Meaning

put an end to a state or an activity

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

lay-off

Synonyms

can fire stop cease quit dismiss terminate axe sack discontinue furlough let go end release belay

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Antonyms

continue matriculation drive maintain begin advance

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Hypernyms

can fire dismiss terminate sack displace

Hyponyms

break drop withdraw cheese retire shut off

Examples

Good Lord, I went in for a check up the other day and the doctor said "You need to lay off eggs." I go "Is my cholesterol bad?" He said "No, your farts are killing everybody in this room." Larry the Cable Guy

It happens to the best of them. You lay off singing and your throat gets out of practice. No excuses. I blew it. Bobby Darin

In a period of economic downturn, the overwhelming instinct is to pare back, cut costs, and lay off. If you do that, do so with your strategy in mind. The worst mistake is to cut across the board. Instead, reconnect and recommit to a clear strategy that will distinguish yourself from others. Michael E. Porter

And you, Kibbles, had better lay off me. One more growl and I swear I'm going to geld you with a spoon. (Zarek) Sherrilyn Kenyon

So, does this make you visibly challenged? (Nick) No, but if you don't lay off me, I'm going to make you breathing impaired. (Acheron) Sherrilyn Kenyon

So, now I've been to see a drug counselor who told me I need to lay off the drugs and talk about my feelings, and a shrink who heard what I had to say and immediately put me on drugs. Libba Bray

Close letter words and terms

lay odds lay of lay of the land lay off of lay on lay on hands