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FARM OUT

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

Example:

He hired himself out as a cook

Synonyms:

farm out; hire out; rent out

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):

lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arranged for contracted work to be done by others

Synonyms:

farm out; job; subcontract

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):

employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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