dismissed β Simple past tense and past participle of dismiss.
fired β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
freed β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
laid-off β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
released β to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
sacked β the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
axed β an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
canned β Canned music, laughter, or applause on a television or radio programme has been recorded beforehand and is added to the programme to make it sound as if there is a live audience.
ejected β Simple past tense and past participle of eject.
expelled β Deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.
ousted β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
replaced β to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
verb furloughed
responsibility β the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
depose β If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
disqualify β to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
impeach β to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
recall β to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
retire β a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
sack β a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
suspend β to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
terminate β to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
ax β An ax is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade that is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
boot β Boots are shoes that cover your whole foot and the lower part of your leg.
bounce β When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
bump β If you bump into something or someone, you accidentally hit them while you are moving.
can β You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
cashier β A cashier is a person who customers pay money to or get money from in places such as shops or banks.
defrock β If a priest is defrocked, he is forced to stop being a priest because of bad behaviour.
depone β to declare (something) under oath; testify; depose
displace β to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
furlough β Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
pension β a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.: a retirement pension.
shelve β to place (something) on a shelf or shelves.
unfrock β to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank, authority, and function; depose.
unseat β to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
boot out β If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
deselect β (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
disemploy β to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
kick out β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
lay off β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
pink-slip β to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.
put away β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
shut out β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
