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[lay off] {v.
phr.} 1. To mark out the boundaries or limits.
Helaid off a baseball diamond
on the vacant lot.
Compare: LAY OUT(5).2. To put out of work.
The company
lost the contract for making theshoes and laid off half its workers.
3. {slang}
To stop bothering;leave alone. - Usually used in the imperative.
Lay off me,
willyou? I have to study for a test.
4. {slang} To stop using or taking.
His
doctor told him to lay off cigarettes.
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