Noun

• S: (n) hire (hire%1:18:00::) (a newly hired employee) "the new hires need special training"
• S: (n) hire (hire%1:04:00::) (the act of hiring something or someone) "he signed up for a week's car hire"

Verb

• S: (v) hire (hire%2:41:00::), engage (engage%2:41:01::), employ (employ%2:41:00::) (engage or hire for work) "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
• S: (v) rent (rent%2:41:00::), hire (hire%2:41:01::), charter (charter%2:41:01::), lease (lease%2:41:01::) (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)
• S: (v) lease (lease%2:40:00::), rent (rent%2:40:00::), hire (hire%2:40:00::), charter (charter%2:40:00::), engage (engage%2:40:00::), take (take%2:40:03::) (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?"