To discharge employees, usually temporarily

• fire

  1. To supply with fuel; tend the fire of
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:

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  1. To supply with fuel; tend the fire of
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:

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• discharge

  1. To go off; fire:
  2. To shoot:
  3. To release the charge of (a gun); fire

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  1. To go off; fire:
  2. To shoot:
  3. To release the charge of (a gun); fire

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• let-go

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ go.
  2. (Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
  3. (Euphemistic) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,‎ go.
  2. (Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
  3. (Euphemistic) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.

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*To stop

• cease

  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  3. To come to an end; stop:

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  1. To put an end to; discontinue:
  2. To stop performing an activity or action; desist:
  3. To come to an end; stop:

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• halt

  1. To stop; pause:
  2. (Intransitive) To stop marching.
  3. To bring to a stop.

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  1. To stop; pause:
  2. (Intransitive) To stop marching.
  3. To bring to a stop.

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• desist

  1. To cease doing something.
  2. (Intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
  3. To cease (from an action); stop; abstain

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  1. To cease doing something.
  2. (Intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
  3. To cease (from an action); stop; abstain

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