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Lay off

verb

Verb

1
(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. US, idiomatic, transitive
2
simple past of lie off form-of, past
3
dismiss, usually for economic reasons wordnet
4
To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk. transitive
5
put an end to a state or an activity wordnet

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6
To cease, quit, stop (doing something). idiomatic, transitive
"Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study."
7
To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone. idiomatic, intransitive, transitive
"Just lay off, okay! I've had enough!"
8
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. ambitransitive
"At any pro paint shop ask for laying off brushes. These are natural bristle, wide, thin brushes designed for tipping off, not for holding a paint load. (Sourced from a web forum exchange)"
9
To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart. transitive

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