give the axe
English Thesaurus
1. terminate a relationship abruptly (verb.change)
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
hypernym | : | remove, |
definition | : | remove from a position or an office (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | retire, |
definition | : | make (someone) retire (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | pension off, |
definition | : | let go from employment with an attractive pension (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | clean out, |
definition | : | force out (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | furlough, lay off, |
definition | : | dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | squeeze out, |
definition | : | force out (verb.social) |
derivation | : | dismissible, |
definition | : | subject to dismissal (adj.all) |
derivation | : | dismissible, |
definition | : | subject to dismissal (adj.all) |
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