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