v (transitive) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a w:Severance package|severance package.
v (transitive) (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
v (transitive|and|intransitive|idiomatic) To stop bothering, annoying, tease|teasing, pestering, pressure|pressuring, being aggressive with, or hovering over someone; to leave (someone) alone.