Give the axe Moderate

Give the axe has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions

Verb

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

"The boss fired his secretary today"

"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

displace fire give notice can dismiss give the axe send away sack force out give the sack terminate

terminate a relationship abruptly

"Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

give the axe give the bounce give the gate

To fire (dismiss from employment)

Example Sentences

"The boss fired his secretary today" verb

"The company terminated 25% of its workers" verb

"Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" verb

Antonyms

engage

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

remove separate

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

retire pension off clean out furlough squeeze out dismiss

Rhyming Words

axe saxe faxe ice axe pickaxe poleaxe use axe get axe fan axe hand axe broadaxe moot axe meat axe pick axe give axe fire axe dane axe pole axe battleaxe danish axe

Compare