LAY OFF


Meaning of LAY OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1748

transitive verb

1. : to mark or measure off

2. : to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily

3. of a bookie : to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk

4.

a. : to leave undisturbed

b. : avoid , quit

was advised to lay off smoking and alcohol

c. : to refrain from swinging at (a pitch)

intransitive verb

1. : to stop doing or taking something

2. : to leave one alone

wish you'd just lay off

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.