Word

furlough, v.
(furloughed, furloughing, furloughs)
freq. cnt. 1

dismiss, usually for economic reasons
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

furlough lay off

sample sentences

"She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

fire, can, displace, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

hyponym

grant a leave to
<verb.communication>

furlough

sample sentences

"The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

permit, allow, let, countenance