- the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
- a period of enforced unemployment or inactivity.
- to suspend (workers) from employment with the intention of re-employing them at a later date
- to leave (a person, thing, or activity) alone
- to mark off the boundaries of
- to pass or deflect (the ball) to a team-mate, esp one in a more advantageous position
- gambling another term for hedge (def. 10)
- the act of suspending employees
- a period of imposed unemployment
