lie off
verb
lay off; lain off; lying off; lies off
1
: to hold back in the early part of a race
2
: to keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3
: to cease work for a time
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Two light cruisers and the USS Utah lay off its starboard bow, and Battleship Row, the famed but vulnerable roadstead for the Navy’s mightiest, was on the other side of Ford Island.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
This one belongs to OneWeb, which, according to a report in the Financial Times, is preparing to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protections and lay off most of its 500 staff.
—Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2020
Workers at Volkswagen, Germany's largest employer, are on strike over the company's plans to cut wages, lay off employees and close factories in Germany.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
While management has said the company needs to shutter three German factories and lay off thousands of workers, union representatives have pushed to keep plants open.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
This one belongs to OneWeb, which, according to a report in the Financial Times, is preparing to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protections and lay off most of its 500 staff.
—Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2020
Workers at Volkswagen, Germany's largest employer, are on strike over the company's plans to cut wages, lay off employees and close factories in Germany.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
While management has said the company needs to shutter three German factories and lay off thousands of workers, union representatives have pushed to keep plants open.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Lie off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20off. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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