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    FARM OUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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 othersplay

    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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