lay off vs pull the plug

lay off and pull the plug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay off	No	No	Yes	No
pull the plug	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pull the plug is a hyponym of lay off; that is, pull the plug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lay off:

lay off: put an end to a state or an activity
pull the plug: prevent from happening or continuing

Other hyponyms of lay off include drop, knock off, leave off, sign off, retire, withdraw, close off, shut off, cheese, call it a day, call it quits, break, unfollow.

lay off (verb)	pull the plug (verb)
dismiss, usually for economic reasons	prevent from happening or continuing
put an end to a state or an activity

lay off vs pull the plug

lay off and pull the plug both are verbs.

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