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hired definition
hired |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hire 1 of 3 senses of hire Sense 1 hire, engage, employ => featherbed => fill => retain, engage => indent => ship => sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => rat => subcontract, farm out job Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hire 1 of 3 senses of hire Sense 1 hire, engage, employ => featherbed => fill => retain, engage => indent => ship => sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => contract out => rat => subcontract, farm out job Entailment of verb hire Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb hire 3 senses of hire Sense 1 hire, engage, employ Sense 2 rent, hire, charter, lease => contract, undertake Sense 3 lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take => get acquire Familiarity of verb hire hire used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hire Sense 1 hire, engage, employ -------------- Sense 2 rent, hire, charter, lease => contract, undertake -------------- Sense 3 lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take => get acquire -------------- Grep of noun hired hired gun hired hand hired help hired man Overview of verb hire The verb hire has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (33) hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?") 2. (1) rent, hire, charter, lease -- (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services) 3. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take -- (engage in a commercial transaction; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?") Overview of adj hired The adj hired has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) hired -- (having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun") 2. chartered, hired, leased -- (hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time") Antonyms of adj hired 2 senses of hired Sense 1 hired INDIRECT (VIA employed) -> unemployed Sense 2 chartered (vs. unchartered), hired, leased Similarity of adj hired 2 senses of hired Sense 1 hired => employed (vs. unemployed) Sense 2 chartered (vs. unchartered), hired, leased Attributes of adj hired Familiarity of adj hired hired used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj hired hired Overview of verb hire The verb hire has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (33) hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?") 2. (1) rent, hire, charter, lease -- (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services) 3. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take -- (engage in a commercial transaction; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?") Overview of adj hired The adj hired has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) hired -- (having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun") 2. chartered, hired, leased -- (hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time")
hired definition
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