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hires


 
  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  hires 
  berkshires 
 
  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  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?") 



hires definition