furlough

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

a temporary leave of absence from military duty (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
leave, leave of absence

II - verb

1. dismiss, usually for economic reasons (Freq. 1)
- She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
• Syn:
lay off
• Derivationally related forms:
layoff (for: lay off)
• Hypernyms:
displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss,
give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
• Hyponyms:
downsize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. grant a leave to
- The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody