lay off
Meaning
- (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
- To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
- To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
- To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.
- In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.
- To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart.
Synonyms
make redundant
ostrasize
fling aside
staking-out
toss aside
discharge from
give the bounce
laying-out
dismiss from office
relieve of one’s post
throw out of employment
fling off
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