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lay off [′lā ¦ȯf]

(engineering)

The process of fairing a ship's lines or an airplane's in a mold loft in order to make molds and templates for structural units.

(navigation)

The act of steering a ship away from the shore, a pier, or another ship.

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No references found			Can I take her into the spare room to lay off her hat when she comes? Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context They couldn't hit no project that suited exactly; so at last the duke said he reckoned he'd lay off and work his brains an hour or two and see if he couldn't put up something on the Arkansaw village; and the king he allowed he would drop over to t'other village without any plan, but just trust in Providence to lead him the profitable way -- meaning the devil, I reckon. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context There were already a couple of score of passengers aboard, some of whom had expended their last money in securing a passage, but the captain lay off the Blackwater until five in the afternoon, picking up passengers until the seated decks were even dangerously crowded. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context			Lawson Insight Lawson Software Lawson, Andrew C. Lawson, Ernest Lawson, Henry Archibald Lawson, John Lawson, John Howard Lawsonia lawsonite lawsuit Lawton Lawton, Henry Ware lawyer lax laxative Laxdale Saga Laxmi Prasad Devkota Laxness Laxness, Halldór Laxness, Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Halldór Kiljan lay lay bar lay board Lay Figure lay off lay out lay panel lay ratio lay reader lay-by lay-up Layamon Layard Layard, Austen Henry Layard, Sir Austen Henry layer layer 1 layer 2 layer 2 switch layer 3 layer 3 switch layer 4 layer 4 switch layer 4-7 layer 4-7 switch layer 5 layer 6 layer 7 layer 7 switch layer board			Lay Low Lay Low Lay Low Lay Low Lay Low lay low and sing small Lay Member to Annual Conference lay midwife lay midwife Lay Ministers Lay Ministers Lay Ministers Lay Ministers lay money down lay money on lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay neck on the block lay odds lay odds lay odds Lay of Havelock the Dane Lay of the Cid lay of the land lay of the land lay of the land lay of the land lay of the land lay off Lay Offs Lay Offs Lay Offs Lay Offs lay on lay on lay on lay on lay on Lay on Hands lay on the line Lay on the table Lay on the table Lay on the table Lay on the table lay on thick lay on thick lay on thick lay on thick lay on with a trowel lay on with a trowel lay on with a trowel lay on with a trowel lay one on lay oneself open to lay open lay open lay open lay open lay open

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