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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)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they furlough ... he / she / it furloughs
Past simple: furloughed
Past participle: furloughed
-ing form: furloughing
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
