give the axe vs send away

give the axe and send away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
give the axe	No	No	Yes	No
send away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give the axe and send away are synonyms defined as:

give the axe and send away: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other synonyms of give the axe include can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the sack, sack, terminate.

As verbs, send away is a hyponym of give the axe; that is, send away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give the axe:

give the axe: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
send away: stop associating with

Other hyponyms of give the axe include retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, drop, send packing.

give the axe (verb)	send away (verb)
terminate a relationship abruptly	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	stop associating with

give the axe vs send away

give the axe and send away both are verbs.

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