From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hire
n 1: a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special
training"
2: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a
week's car hire"
v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in
the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn:
hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss,
displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the
axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate]
2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
[syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]