Definitions for hired
Overview of verb hire
The verb hire has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (33) hire, engage, employ
(engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?")
2. (1) rent, hire, charter, lease
(hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)
3. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
(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?")
Overview of adj hired
The adj hired has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hired
(having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun")
2. chartered, hired, leased
(hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time")
