Defenition of the word give the axe

• Defenition of the word give the axe

  • terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"
  • terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
  • terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
  • terminate a relationship abruptly
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Synonyms for the word give the axe

• • can
  • dismiss
  • fire
  • force out
  • give notice
  • sack
  • send away
  • terminate

Hyponyms for the word give the axe

• • clean out
  • dismiss
  • drop
  • furlough
  • lay off
  • pension off
  • retire
  • send away
  • send packing
  • squeeze out

Hypernyms for the word give the axe

• • break
  • break up
  • part
  • remove
  • separate
  • split
  • split up

Antonyms for the word give the axe

• • employ
  • engage
  • hire

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