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FARM OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
Example:
He hired himself out as a cook
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):
lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Arranged for contracted work to be done by others
Synonyms:
farm out; job; subcontract
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "farm out" is one way to...):
employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody