sack vs furlough

furlough vs sack

sack and furlough both are nouns.

sack and furlough both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sack	Yes	No	Yes	No
furlough	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, furlough is a hyponym of sack; that is, furlough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sack:

sack: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
furlough: dismiss, usually for economic reasons

Other hyponyms of sack include retire, pension off, clean out, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, drop, send away, send packing.

sack (noun)	furlough (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	a temporary leave of absence from military duty
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
the quantity contained in a sack
an enclosed space

sack (verb)	furlough (verb)
put in a sack	grant a leave to
plunder (a town) after capture	dismiss, usually for economic reasons
make as a net profit
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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