1. give_the_axe - verb
· terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Synonym(s): displace, fire, give_notice, can, dismiss, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate
Hypernym(s): remove
2. give_the_axe - verb
· terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
Synonym(s): give_the_bounce, give_the_gate
Hypernym(s): separate, part, split_up, split, break, break_up
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