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FURLOUGH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A temporary leave of absence from military duty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("furlough" is a kind of...):

leave; leave of absence (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty)

Derivation:

furlough (grant a leave to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grant a leave to

Example:

The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "furlough" is one way to...):

allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

furlough (a temporary leave of absence from military duty)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dismiss, usually for economic reasons

Example:

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

Synonyms:

furlough; lay off

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "furlough" is one way to...):

can; dismiss; displace; fire; force out; give notice; give the axe; give the sack; sack; send away; terminate (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "furlough"):

downsize (dismiss from work)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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