| eviction | | |
| n. (act) | 1. constructive eviction, eviction | action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved. |
| ~ coercion, compulsion | using force to cause something to occur.; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 2. dispossession, eviction, legal ouster | the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law. |
| ~ due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards. |
| ~ ouster | a wrongful dispossession. |
| ~ actual eviction | the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent. |
| ~ retaliatory eviction | an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| firing | | |
| n. (act) | 1. fire, firing | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ antiaircraft fire | firing at enemy aircraft. |
| ~ barrage fire, shelling, barrage, bombardment, battery | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target.; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" |
| ~ broadside | the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship. |
| ~ fusillade, volley, burst, salvo | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
| ~ call fire | fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit. |
| ~ covering fire, cover | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations.; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" |
| ~ concentrated fire, massed fire | fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships). |
| ~ counterfire | fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons. |
| ~ counterpreparation fire | intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered. |
| ~ crossfire | fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross. |
| ~ destruction fire | fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects. |
| ~ direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it. |
| ~ distributed fire | fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target. |
| ~ friendly fire, fratricide | fire that injures or kills an ally. |
| ~ hostile fire | fire that injures or kills an enemy. |
| ~ grazing fire | fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground. |
| ~ harassing fire | fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale. |
| ~ indirect fire | fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons. |
| ~ interdiction fire | fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area. |
| ~ neutralization fire | fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable. |
| ~ observed fire | fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations. |
| ~ preparation fire | fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault. |
| ~ radar fire | gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar. |
| ~ registration fire | fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets. |
| ~ scheduled fire | prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time. |
| ~ searching fire | fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun. |
| ~ supporting fire | fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat. |
| ~ suppressive fire | fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives. |
| ~ unobserved fire | fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed. |
| ~ artillery fire, cannon fire | fire delivered by artillery. |
| n. (act) | 2. discharge, firing, firing off | the act of discharging a gun. |
| ~ shooting, shot | the act of firing a projectile.; "his shooting was slow but accurate" |
| ~ gun | the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies.; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" |
| n. (act) | 3. firing, ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting | the act of setting something on fire. |
| ~ burning, combustion | the act of burning something.; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" |
| n. (act) | 4. discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| ~ superannuation | the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ conge, congee | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal. |
| ~ removal | dismissal from office. |
| ~ deactivation, inactivation | breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges). |
| ~ honorable discharge | a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record. |
| ~ dishonorable discharge | a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder). |
| ~ section eight | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable. |
| lay off | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop | put an end to a state or an activity.; "Quit teasing your little brother" |
| ~ knock off, drop | stop pursuing or acting.; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" |
| ~ leave off | stop using.; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here" |
| ~ sign off | cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations. |
| ~ retire, withdraw | withdraw from active participation.; "He retired from chess" |
| ~ pull the plug | prevent from happening or continuing.; "The government pulled the plug on spending" |
| ~ close off, shut off | stem the flow of.; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation" |
| ~ cheese | used in the imperative (get away, or stop it).; "Cheese it!" |
| ~ call it a day, call it quits | stop doing what one is doing.; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books" |
| ~ break | give up.; "break cigarette smoking" |
| v. (social) | 2. furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons.; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" |
| ~ give notice, give the axe, give the sack, can, force out, sack, send away, displace, dismiss, fire, terminate | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" |
| ~ downsize | dismiss from work.; "three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis" |
| oust | | |
| v. (social) | 1. boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust, throw out | remove from a position or office.; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" |
| ~ excommunicate | oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree. |
| ~ remove | remove from a position or an office. |
| ~ depose, force out | force to leave (an office). |
| v. (social) | 2. oust | remove and replace.; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter" |
| ~ supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace | take the place or move into the position of.; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
| show the door | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. show the door | ask to leave.; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise" |
| ~ eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out | put out or expel from a place.; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" |
| go away | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. depart, go, go away | move away from a place into another direction.; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" |
| ~ shove along, shove off, blow | leave; informal or rude.; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" |
| ~ exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| v. (motion) | 2. go away, go forth, leave | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ go out | leave the house to go somewhere.; "We never went out when our children were small" |
| ~ desert | leave behind.; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period" |
| ~ take leave, quit, depart | go away or leave. |
| ~ pop off | leave quickly. |
| ~ walk away, walk off | go away from.; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off" |
| ~ hightail | leave as fast as possible.; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in" |
| ~ walk out | leave abruptly, often in protest or anger.; "The customer that was not served walked out" |
| ~ come away | leave in a certain condition.; "She came away angry" |
| ~ vamoose, decamp, skip | leave suddenly.; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" |
| ~ bugger off, buzz off, scram, fuck off, get | leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.; "Scram!" |
| ~ beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out, bolt | leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" |
| ~ ride away, ride off | ride away on a horse, for example. |
| ~ go out | take the field.; "The soldiers went out on missions" |
| ~ tarry, linger | leave slowly and hesitantly. |
| ~ take off, set forth, set off, start out, depart, part, set out, start | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| ~ pull out, get out | move out or away.; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" |
| ~ exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| ~ rush away, rush off | depart in a hurry. |
| ~ fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" |
| ~ slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away | leave furtively and stealthily.; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard" |
| ~ vacate, abandon, empty | leave behind empty; move out of.; "You must vacate your office by tonight" |
| ~ pull up stakes, depart, leave | remove oneself from an association with or participation in.; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" |
| v. (perception) | 3. disappear, go away, vanish | become invisible or unnoticeable.; "The effect vanished when day broke" |
| ~ dematerialise, dematerialize | become immaterial; disappear. |
| ~ clear | go away or disappear.; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" |
| ~ bob under | disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water. |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
| v. (change) | 4. disappear, go away, vanish | get lost, as without warning or explanation.; "He disappeared without a trace" |
| ~ fall away, fall off | diminish in size or intensity. |
| ~ fall | go as if by falling.; "Grief fell from our hearts" |
| ~ die | disappear or come to an end.; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" |
| ~ go | be abolished or discarded.; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" |
| ~ absent, remove | go away or leave.; "He absented himself" |
| ~ blow over, evanesce, fleet, fade, pass off, pass | disappear gradually.; "The pain eventually passed off" |
| ~ fade, wither | lose freshness, vigor, or vitality.; "Her bloom was fading" |
| ~ skip town, take a powder | disappear without notifying anyone (idiom). |
| ~ die off, die out | become extinct.; "Dinosaurs died out" |
| ~ desorb | go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed. |
| scram | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get, scram | leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.; "Scram!" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
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