vacation

²vacation

verb

vacationedvacation·ing \-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of VACATION

intransitive verb

: to take or spend a vacation <vacationed at the shore>

— va·ca·tion·er \-sh(ə-)nər\ noun

Examples of VACATION

1. <hoping to vacation in Spain this summer>

First Known Use of VACATION

1883

Related to VACATION

Synonyms: holiday

Related Words: escape, get (away), get off; break, recess; ease (up), let up; relax, repose, rest; bum, goldbrick, idle, laze, loaf, lounge, slack (off)

Near Antonyms: drudge, endeavor, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work

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