lay off

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
lay off (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to mark or measure off
2.
to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily
3.
of a bookie to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk
4.
a) to leave undisturbed
b) - avoid quit was advised to lay off smoking and alcohol
intransitive verb
c) to refrain from swinging at (a pitch)
1.
to stop doing or taking something
2.
to leave one alone - wish you'd just lay off
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
lay off (verb)
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
SYNONYMS:
break, break off, break up, can, cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up in), quit, shut off
RELATED WORDS:
complete, conclude, finish; close (down); deactivate; block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem; call, suspend; arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch ( staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back; pause, stay, suspend; abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff
NEAR ANTONYMS:
carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on; advance, proceed, progress; actuate, drive, impel, propel, stir
lay off (verb)
to stop doing (something) permanently
SYNONYMS:
abandon, discontinue, drop, give up, knock off, lay off (of), pack (up in)
RELATED WORDS:
break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, end, expire, finish, halt, leave off, shut off; pause, taper off; throw up; round (off out), terminate, wind up, wrap up
NEAR ANTONYMS:
go, run on; hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist; follow through (with); renew, reopen, restart, resume; preserve, stay; begin, commence, start
carry on, continue, keep, keep up, maintain
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